SB – Backing Up

Backing Up With FreeFileSync​. Whether or not you should back up is no longer open for discussion. The bottom line is that you have to back up. But the method you choose and what you use is up to you. You want something easy to use, gets what you want backed up in a way that makes sense, and it won’t hurt if it turns out to be free. One part of the recommended “3 step back up plan” is to have your important files backed up to an external drive. Join John as he shares his program of choice, FreeFileSync, and shows you how easy it is to use. He can back up whatever it is that he wants in whatever way he wants. The process is straightforward: decide what you want backed up, where you want the backup to go, and what kind of backup you want. John will take you through these steps to set up your plan and then show you how to keep your files up to date using FreeFileSync.
John Kennedy, East Central Ohio Technology Users Club

Backups in a Busy World.  Given enough time, every hard drive eventually fails, and most often, this means that all your photos, documents, and video — everything! — is lost.  And recent evidence suggests that even under the best circumstances, hard drives don’t last as long as previously thought.  Backups are the only defense against serious data loss, yet most people don’t bother. So instead, discover essential strategies to ensure your data is safe with the least amount of trouble.
Mark Schulman, Central Florida Computer Society

How and Why to Back Up Your Devices. This presentation is an overview of backing up your hard drive and Smartphone.
Don’t lose any or all of your important data: documents, photos, music, or videos.

  • Your computer could be hit by a virus.
  • Ransomware could hold your files hostage.
  • You should be prepared for a natural disaster
  • Hard drives sometimes fail.

Judy Taylour, SCV Computer Club

Whoa, back up! Effective strategies for keeping your computer files safe. Think about all the data on your PC; videos of the grandkids playing in a park, photos of your trip to Patagonia (lucky you!), tax records, emails… Now, think about whether those files exist anywhere else. If the answer is no, you need to think about backup.

You could lose data due to viruses, fire, theft, tornado, hard disk failure, making an unintended change to a file, or a wayward finger deleting a file. Chris Taylor, President of the Ottawa PC Users’ Group, will discuss various ways to ensure your important data survives any catastrophe. (90 minutes)
Chris Taylor, Ottawa PCUG