RSSHome Network Backup – 3 Quick Steps To Set It And Forget It
Jan 31
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When you are running your home network of computers or a small networked office, you know that backup is an important subject. That is especially true when something goes wrong with ont of the computers on the network and you need to restore files. You try to do that only to find that your home network backup has not been executed successfully for weeks, and that you are bound to lose a significant portion of your valuable data. So what to do? In this article, a three-step process is described which turns a chore called backup of network computers into a “set it and forget it” type task, as it should be in the first place. When you follow the advice given here, you will finally have peace of mind that your backups are executed on time, successfully. The three steps are: Get a network attached storage device, Select your primary backup directories, and Set backup dates and times.
Get a network attached storage device
Why is this so important. Well, if you have tried running backups to a laptop or desktop-attached external hard drive, you know that attaching the drive and detaching it back every time you move your laptop somewhere, is a chore that you do not like doing every single time. On the other hand, when your laptop has a wireless card, connecting to a network is an automatic process that the computer does by itself as soon as it is turned on and placed in the vicinity of the wireless router.
The network attached storage device is always on normally, and is available as soon as you are connected to your home network. So scheduling backups is a piece of cake. Just schedule any time, any day, and as long as your laptop is on the network, it will get backed up.
Select your primary backup directories
Sometimes you will still want to copy your files from your laptop to the home network backup server device or vice versa, for presentation or other purposes. This will create secondary locations of your files. However, regardless of how many copies you make, there will always be just one primary location of files, either on your laptop or on the network attached storage device. So when it comes to backup, no duplicates will be backed up. This will tremendously lessen the information overload, and storage requirements of your system.
Set backup times and dates
The last step is very easy as well. Just set up times and dates for the backup when 1) you are not likely to be using the computer and the network in a big way and 2) when your laptop or desktop is likely to be on. Remember, your network attached storage device is going to be on at all times.
That is all. Following these three tips will ensure your backups will be made regularly and with high success rate. Next time something happens with your laptop or notebook, and you lose the data, you will be well prepared. Just like home network backup using network attached storage, home network restore is available for you any time of day.