Data Recovery The Easy Way
By John Simpson, Wed Dec 7th

It's a fact of life that bad things happen to good people's dataevery now and then. And when it does, too often the victim isnot prepared for it. Is that the case with you? Are you preparedin advance for a complete loss of critical files and data onyour computer or on your computer network?

If you aren't prepared in advance, you will most likely have touse a service or software solutionto help get back as much as you can of what was lost. This canbe a very good idea if there is no other way to recover yourfiles, but it doesn't have to come to that in most cases.

This is a classic situation of where an ounce of prevention isworth a pound of cure. A very simple backup routine that isadhered to on a daily basis can usually solve any data losssituation quickly and fairly painlessly. And it won't cost youanything but the time neded to restore the data files from yourbackups, and maybe the program files from the original disks.

There is a wide choice of media that you can backup your filesto, inclusing CDs, DVDs, external hard drives, other internalhard drives, tape drives, etc. They all work, it's just thateach media choice has it's own pros and cons regarding ease ofuse, data storage capacity, and so on. A discussion of thoselimits is beyond the scope of this article,



but the mostimportant thing to remember is that the best backup is the onethat works. That means that regardless of the media you choose,just make a choice and stick to a backup schedule like glue.

There are sevral good backup programs out there that work verywell and will do a fine job, but most Microsoft Windows usershave a great backup program included with their operatingsoftware. If you are a Windows XP user that program is calledNTBackup. If it's not already installed on your computer insertyour Windows CD, find the folder titled ValueAddMSFT tbackup,and run the program in that folder called ntbackup.msi. It willset up the backup software for use on your computer in no timeand you will even have simple to use wizards that will walk youthrough doing file backups and restores simply and easily.

Once the software is installed, it is now up to you to use itfaithfully to prepare for when it is needed. Maybeyou never will need it. But don't count on that. You will be soglad that you have a solid reliable way to restore lost files ifdisaster ever happens on your computer. It's truly the easy wayto data recovery!

About the author:John Simpson AllAbout Data Recovery is a website that provides freeinformation, tips and resources for finding the best datarecovery, data retrieval, and file recovery options for yourdata loss situation.

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