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Question from Glenda: I’ve been using Carbonite for over a year thinking all of my data could be recovered if my hard drive died, but now I’m not so sure.
A guy at work told me that there are some very important files that Carbonite doesn’t back up.
If what he told me is true, do I still need to back up my computer onto an external hard disk even though I use Carbonite?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Have you ever had a laptop stolen or suffered a hard drive crash?
If so, you already know that losing your precious photos, music, Word documents and other critical files is even worse than having to replace the hardware.
If you didn’t have a current backup, you most likely lost every scrap of your irreplaceable data. That’s why always having a current backup of your hard drive on hand is absolutely critical.
But did you know that just backing up your data onto an external hard drive isn’t enough?
Question from Linda: I’ve been using Carbonite to back up my Windows computers for years, but I recently bought my first Mac.
Will Carbonite back up my Mac too or is it just for Windows PCs? [Read more…]
CrashPlan has been one of the most popular cloud-based computer backup services for some time, but the company has announced that they will soon stop serving the consumer (home) market.
They stopped accepting new subscriptions and renewing existing ones for their “CrashPlan for Home” service on August 22 and they will be “sunsetting” the service over the next year in order to fully concentrate on the business market. [Read more…]