Friday 8 May 2009

What is Online Backup?


Online Backup is simply a process of sending the data on your computer to be stored on the server of the backup company. It does away with the need to spend time backing up your data on CDs or DVDs, and also does away with the problem of where to store the CDs or DVDs when you've done them!

Using an online backup service takes up virtually no time at all. And it requires no technical knowledge on your part whatsoever. Once you've signed up with the online backup service, they do all the work. It doesn't get in the way of the work you're doing on your computer and most of the time you don't realize it's happening.

When you sign up with an online backup service, they provide you with your unique ID - usually a password you've chosen yourself. This is your key to retrieving your data. Then they start backing up all the files on your computer. This can take several days depending on how many files you have. Once they have completed this, they scan your computer every day for new files to back up. They provide an icon on your desktop so you can click at any time to check if the backup for that day has been done.

You probably have lots of questions and many of these will be dealt with in future posts - but do contact me with any particular questions you have. Meanwhile find out more here about
online backup. And try Back Up Solutions for the best online backup service available.

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