Backup your Computer Online: The Quickest Method to Safe Keep your Files

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.Of course, we're all none the wiser until everything is lost in a computer crash.

From my experience besides yesterday the next best time to start backing up your data online is right now.

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.You don't need any media such as USB drives, external hard drives, or blank DVDs. Everything is uploaded to a secure location and for a small fee is kept safe until you could need it.

To get started visit Mozy Home backup, their service offers a free trial account you can use to get things started.After signing up you'll need to download the small application used to select your files for backup and upload them to the secure backup server location online.

Which Files and Folders Should I Backup?

By default most online backup programs want to backup your My Documents folder. While this is a logical place to start you might want to consider making a backup of your email, address book, and important system settings.

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

Are we all done?

Once you've chosen what files to backup, you simply tell Mozy to start the initial backup and that's it.All Done!The initial backup you do will take some time, it's dependent on your Internet connection and exactly how many files and folders you're uploading.

Of course the good news is that once the initial backup is complete that's it. Those files won't need to be uploaded again unless their updated or modified in some way. The only items that will be uploaded will be as new files are added to the directories you've chosen to backup, and also if old files are changed in some way.