Online backup sites provide an affordable option to protect valuable data
Losing all the data on your PC as you look on helplessly must rank among the worst nightmares of the digital age. But thanks to the Internet, you won’t have to wake up in a cold sweat trying to regurgitate the last draft of your next novel. No, I am not going to talk about an external hard disk or a rather large pen drive, but a virtual vault where all your data and digital stuff can be backed up safely, far away from crashing PCs and evil viruses.

First let me tell you how this works. Just go to one of the many sites providing online backup services, create an account, download their software and install it. Once this is done, select the files for which you want a backup made—this means any digital file, music, video, e-mail, photos or documents. Then, just click the backup button and upload the files to your virtual vault. Simple?

Now, that’s too simple. Well, this is where things take a twist. Once you have uploaded the files you want backed up, you can schedule similar sessions at regular intervals. All you need is a Net connection, preferably broadband if you are planning to store large files, and the software will automatically save the latest version—users can even select folders from which all content will be saved. This means changes made to already existing files will also be saved, giving you multiple versions of the files saved online.

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