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Guides to backup hardware — external drives, NAS devices, RAID and other storage worth trusting.
WINDOWS
The 3-2-1 backup rule explained
Three copies, two kinds of storage, one off-site. The 3-2-1 rule is the shortest useful backup plan — here is what it means, where it falls short and how to put it together at home.
HARDWARE
QNAP TurboNAS TS-459 Pro review
Do you think about regular backup of your files in home or small office? Then the Qnap TurboNAS TS-459 Pro could be extremely useful solution for you. This special NAS server serves up to four hard disks in RAID and is equipped with several useful utilities. Plus, it runs under Linux operating system and could be ma…
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How to backup and restore your data on Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 notebook
Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 is a nice laptop for home use at first. It is good for movie watching, games playing, internet browsing and so. But this article is not a review of IdeaPad Y550. I would like to share a few information about the software equipment of this Lenovo’s laptop, especially how it do backups of your data…
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Pros and cons of disc image backup
What is the first line one reads in just about any backup article out there? Backup is mandatory, no matter what. There are a million situations when people have forgotten about the backup option (note: they never considered it) and they lost data that was very important for their business or for their lives.
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The Truth about Tape Backup
Remember when CRT displays were still popular and LCDs were quite expensive? You might not think this particular problem has anything to do with our given topic, however, allow me to expand. Back in the old days, CRT displays were all we had, and were quite a reliable way to control graphics. However, with technology developments, we reached a stage where we find CRT displays obsolete and quite harmful.
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How to back up your data using common options
Data on your computer is the most critical thing you can own – I mean, think about it, it is hard to replace it (sometimes even impossible) and it can be important for numerous people. Let us assume that you keep all your financial records on your computer, and that a computer crash erases them all – you will need t…
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How to calculate UPS battery backup
It is nearly impossible to know when the next power outage will occur and frankly, they can be rather damaging unless you have the tendency to save your work every 2 minutes. I remember I have been working on this Photoshop file for nearly two hours, and a power outage came and erased everything I worked on – the ne…
Choosing backup hardware
Reliable backups need somewhere to live. These guides look at external drives, network storage and RAID, and what to consider before you rely on a device.