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Quick and Dirty Method to Backup your Computer Online

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Backing up files is something we all know we should do, but it's one of those things that is so easy to procrastinate on. That is until the worst happens and you lose everything.

In this article I speak from personal experience, so trust me when I say there is no better time then right now to get started with an online computer backup, and that's where we'll start in this article.

Getting Started

Backing up your computer online is the least painful way of ensuring your important files are saved some where else besides your hard drive.There isn't a requirement for any DVD's, USB drives, or external hard drives.All of your important files and folders are kept securely on an online storage server for a small monthly fee until you might need to access it because of data loss.

To get started visit Mozy Home backup, their service offers a free trial account you can use to get things started. Once you sign up for their free trial it's just a matter of downloading their desktop application for choosing which files to backup.

What do you backup?

Most backup programs online, including Mozy Home Backup, select your My Documents folder as the default backup files and folders.Of course this is probably the most logical place to start, you may also want to add in a backup of your email folders and addresses, as well as any important system settings files.

Any software that you may have bought and downloaded also be sure to include those in the backup.

Are we all done?

After you've selected which files to backup you just tell Mozy to begin the initial backup and you're all done.That's it! The first backup will take some time since you are uploading a lot of data over your Internet connection.

The good news is that once it's done you'll never have to upload all those files again.In the future the only files and folders that will be uploaded will be either files that you modify, new files created in folders selected for backup, or new folders added to areas selected for backup.

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