Over the years I’ve heard more and more people say that they’ve lost photos, documents, etc to a failed hard drive. Whether you have an external hard drive backing up your files or not you should also have an offsite (cloud) backup. You’re probably saying “But why?” Well the answer is simple, your house can be broken into or damaged by a hurricane, fire, flood, etc. Any of these could result in your computer or hard drives being destroyed or stolen. You’d hate to loose those precious memories or files, so don’t chance it.

So your next question would be “Ok you’ve convinced me I should backup, how do I sign up?” Well that’s also an easy answer and one I’ve researched and experienced first hand so you don’t have to. For 5 dollars a month, the same price you’d pay for a drink at Starbucks your computer and any hard drives connected to it can be backed up to the cloud. The name of the company is BackBlaze and I’ve been using their cloud backup for 10 years. Not only does it backup my computer, but also my parents and in-laws as well. Now this doesn’t mean that you would delete your files from the computer or hard drives after backup, it simply means that you’ve got a copy stored for safe keeping. This copy is constantly updated so if you delete a file today (after backing up) and need the file in two years, you’ll be able to get it back.

Signing up is easy so please protect your files and click the link below. Once you’ve signed up and installed the software it will take care of getting things backed up. Remember to leave your computer on until the first backup is finished. So turn off any sleep mode, etc. Depending on amount of files you have and internet connection speed this could take some time. Be patient.

https://secure.backblaze.com/r/00j02z