مکان نگه‌داری پشتیبان

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.

گزینه‌های ذخیرهٔ دوردست و محلّی

  • کلید حافظهٔ یواس‌بی (کم‌ظرفیت)

  • گردانندهٔ دیسک داخلی (پرظرفیت)

  • دیسک سخت خارجی (معمولاً پرظرفیت)

  • گردانندهٔ روی شبکه (پرظرفیت)

  • کارساز پرونده/پشتیبان (پرظرفیت)

  • سی‌دی یا دی‌وی‌دی قابل نوشتن (ظرفیت کم یا متوسّط)

  • خدمت پشتیبان برخط (مثلاًS3 آمازون. ظرفیت بسته به قیمت)

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.