Storing documents online

TechTerry

Assuming you have windows vista...

Go to:

Start>Control Panel

Switch to classic view

Backup and restore center

Backup files

Then simply follow the steps

Anthony2oo5

Just noticed you in Yorkshire.

Try reading this.

http://www.argentuma.com/backup/software/windows-backup.html

[Deleted User]

If the motherboard you have in your computer supports it, then just install another hard drive and run it in a RAID configuration so that it mirrors the existing drive constantly. In the case of a drive failure, simply put in another drive and it will continue without loss of data.

TechTerry

Anthony2oo5 wrote: »

Just noticed you in Yorkshire.

Try reading this.

http://www.argentuma.com/backup/software/windows-backup.html

Vista allready has backup features.

Lifeisbutadream

Sorry got to go and get the kids from school so I am not ignoring your answers - will catch up later...

thank you for your help!

Anthony2oo5

TechTerry wrote: »

Vista allready has backup features.

Yes I know. That is a guide on how to use it. Well its a guide for the XP backup manager. Vista will be basicly the same process. But I didn't see him anywhere say he was using Vista.

Stompa

I've found:

www.diino.co.uk

to be pretty good. It has online backup capability built-in, which will only upload changed files.

weegie.geek

Using an online backup service should take a fair while the first time you backup, but then should only incrementally backup the changed files like Stompa says.

I wouldn't trust an online backup service to hold the only copies of my files though. No chance.

I'm running a raid array here so any one drive can die and I lose nothing. Spend a day praying a second drive doesn't die, sling in a replacement for the broken one and I'm safe again.

That's just my music, mind you. If it was really important stuff like your business files I'd definitely be backing up to several storage mediums.

From what you've said, I'm guessing you have an (up to) 8mbit internet connection, but you haven't really told us how much space the files you need to back up. "Normal-sized?" Normal for what or who? Really need more info there.

Data loss can be a complete pain in the !!!! if it's possible to reconstruct the data, and it can cost you more than time and money if the data's lost forever.

Only you know how important the data is, but for the cost of storage (hard drives, flash drives, blank dvds) it's silly not to have some sort of redundant backup system in place, especially if the data's worth money or time.

unrich

If you have broadband at work and at home you could do this yourself using VPN software.

You could set off a backup to your home PC while at work and by the time you get home it might be done. You could once a week copy this to a DVD.

Also using tightVNC you could shutdown your work PC.

router e.g.
http://www.netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways/WiredRouters/DG834.aspx

A couple of decent broadband firewall routers should do the job and will probably include software.

Or hang a NAS (network attached storage) off the home router through your VPN and do away with the home PC.
http://www.netgear.com/Products/Storage/NetworkStorage/SC101.aspx

Just because you pay a company to keep your data doesn't mean its safe.

Lifeisbutadream

Hi sorry I have not been back and answered this.

A bit more information:

1. I work from home so I only have one office and one PC - 99% of everything I have stored on the PC is for the business.

2. I am using Windows Vista

3. Normal sized files - 1 or 2 pages per Word doc and 1 or 2 sheets in an Excel doc - 1 or 2 pages in a Powerpoint doc then I have quite a few photos

4. I didnt really want to pay a company to do the work - I was thinking more of buying software to do it myself.

5. I really dont understand much about hard drives etc.:o I dont know what a motherboard is either:cool:

6. I run a building/joinery business and most of the data is customer files, estimating information and accounts - data protection is obviously important for the customers so security is very high priority