Kur laikyti atsargines kopijas

You should store backup copies of your files somewhere separate from your computer — on an external hard disk, for example. That way, if the computer breaks, or is lost or is stolen, the backup will still be intact. For maximum security, you shouldn’t keep the backup in the same building as your computer. If there is a fire or theft, both copies of the data could be lost if they are kept together.

It is important to choose an appropriate backup medium too. You need to store your backups on a device that has sufficient disk capacity for all of the backed-up files.

Asmeninės ir nuotolinės saugyklos ir jų savybės

  • USB atmintukai (nedidelė talpa)

  • Vidiniai standieji diskai ir kt. kaupikliai (didelė talpa)

  • Išoriniai standieji diskai (dažniausiai didelė talpa)

  • Prie tinklo prijungti standieji diskai ir kt. laikmenos (dažniausiai didelė talpa)

  • Failų bei atsarginių kopijų saugojimo serveriai (didelė talpa)

  • Įrašomi CD, DVD bei Blu-ray diskai (CD yra mažos talpos, DVD vidutinės, o Blu-ray - didelės)

  • Online backup service (Amazon S3, for example; capacity depends on price)

Some of these options have sufficient capacity to allow for a backup of every file on your system, also known as a complete system backup.