Backup Tips from Mr. MacHead
1. Develop a backup plan
- At a minimum, plan to back up daily using removable media. Rotate backup
sets offsite weekly.
2. Automate your backups
- Get a backup device that holds about twice as much as your hard disk
so you can schedule backups at times you're not there.
3. Back up every hard disk
- Every hard disk contains critical data so don't just back up servers.
And make sure you include portable computers.
4. Back up more than just documents
- Don't limit backups to just certain files - you'll inevitably need
one that wasn't backed up. Good backup software only backs up files that
are new or modified.
5. Make several copies
- Make at least three different sets of your data. Even an odd copy is
better than no copy at all.
6. Keep a backup set offsite
- You never know when a fire, flood, theft, or earthquake makes your
offsite copy your only copy. One idea: create a backup set weekly and send
the previous week's backup to a secure offsite location.
7. Verify your backup
- You need confidence in your backups. Make sure your backup software
has full read-back verification. And try restoring a few files yourself,
just in case.
8. Implement a network backup strategy
- If you're on a network, network backup software lets you share a storage
device and ensures that every Macintosh is backed up.
9. Don't procrastinate!
- Far too many Mr. MacHead clients are people who recently lost data.
Develop your backup plan now!
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Mr. MacHead is: Tim
Levin
2351 Northwest Highway, Suite 1100
Dallas, Tx. 75220
Phone: 1-214-351-2700
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