http://articles.how-to-do-it-right.com/rss.xml A blog about how-to-do-it-right.com daily 365 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://articles.how-to-do-it-right.com/?a=36447 <p>by Gregg Hall</p><p>Nothing could be more traumatic that losing all the files that you accumulated for years in a computer crash down. For people who work at home and earn money from their personal computer, this could mean losing not just their files but a few clients as well especially if recovery of important data is impossible. In order to avoid such incidents and getting yourself into more troubles than you would care to handle, it would be best to create some back files for the things you are doing on your computer. In fact, it would be wise to create not just one but two back up files just to make sure that if ever you have a hard drive failure, you will still have other files which you can use.<br /><br />There are many ways to create back up for your files. You can buy one of those USB drives which could store large quantity of data, you can add another hard disk into your computer or you can opt for the simple CD Rom back up. <br /><br />If you are on a budget, if would be a good idea to go for the CD Rom since it is a lot cheaper than the USB and the extra hard drive. Furthermore, with the CD Rom, you can easily create multiple back up by simply burning more CDs if you want. You need not worry about the cost since CDs nowadays are mass produced and the prices are very cheap.<br /><br />Compare to the extra hard drive, storing and transporting files in the CD format is more convenient. A single disk could accommodate as much as 700MB of files, which is really quite a lot if you are just using the simple word or excel format. If want to save pictures and other graphic files, the CD can also accommodate a good deal of files too. <br /><br />When using CD Rom for back up, you may use the writeable disc or the rewriteable disk, depending on your need. If you simply want to back up your files and create something, which you don't want to willfully or accidentally altered, you better use the writeable format. The good thing about this writeable CD format is that you file is relatively safer than in the rewriteable one since once the CD had been burned, the content thereof will in the read only format. <br /><br />No one can really tamper your files if they are in the read only format so that would be best if you only want to create back ups. On the other hand, if you want to update your files every now and then, you may use the rewriteable format that allows more flexibility in terms of storing data. Unlike the writeable format which will only allow you to burn files at one time, the rewriteable format can be used several times.</p><h3 class="popup">About the Author </h3><p>Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Beach Florida. Find more about this as well as data back up at <a href="http://www.how-to-do-it-right.com/">http://www.how-to-do-it-right.com</a></p> 2006-11-23T21:58-05:00 http://articles.how-to-do-it-right.com/?a=36446 <p>by Gregg Hall</p><p>There is no denying the fact that every computer user will eventually experience the nightmares of hard drive failure. Much as we try to prevent hard drive failure in our computers, we cannot prevent the intrusion of viruses or other system intruders. These bugs can often cause our computers to crash. <br /><br />The sad truth about hard drive crashes is that most of the time, we end up losing several important files that we have accumulated over time. Although some people may be lucky to have that hindsight of creating back up for their files, there are those who never bother to secure another copy of their files. Worst, those who do not bother to back-up their files often store very important data is just one place that when their computer actually breaks down, they are completely at the lost as to where and how to recover their life's work.<br /><br />The continuing dilemma on how to recover important files from a malfunctioning computer has been the subject of much study and discussions over the years. As thousands of computer users are threatened by the fact that their computers could crash down and wipe out their files completely, the importance of data recovery could not be overly emphasized. This is the reason why many software companies came up with data recovery tools to solve the problem of lost files. With the use of data recovery software, almost all hard drives can be recovered. <br /><br />The good thing about these data recovery programs is that they are user friendly. You don't need to be a computer wizard to know that your files can still be recovered with the use of these tools. As long as you can still hear your hard drive ticking or making those scratchy sounds when you attempt to recover your files with the data recovery software, there is still hope that you can actually recover most of your files from your malfunctioning hard drive. <br /><br />Although in most cases you can easily recover your data using the data recovery software available in the market, there are instances when the hard drive is totally compromised that you can no longer recover your files using the software. <br /><br />In the event where you could no longer recover your data using those data recovery software programs, it would we best to send your hard drive to a computer technician for data recovery. Most computer technicians could rebuild your hard drive and recover your files. Whether your hard drive is just a simple 2GB or the huge 300GB type, as long as there are important data in it, you should always send it to the technical advanced computer geeks when you could no longer recover your data using the data recovery software.</p><h3 class="popup">About the Author </h3><p>Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Beach Florida. Find more about this as well as data recovery at <a href="http://www.how-to-do-it-right.com/">http://www.how-to-do-it-right.com</a></p> 2006-11-23T21:55-05:00