| Its just a matter of time before you
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| | data. Don't forget to write down the
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| experience a hard drive problem. Are you
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| | email accounts you have. You should also
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| prepared to loose your data? If your hard
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| | write down any username and passwords so
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| drive crashed right now do you have an
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| | they are not lost. You should look at
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| action plan to follow?
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| | every directory to see if it has
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| Most people only think of backing up
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| | information that you would need.
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| their data after they experience a
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| | Make a list of all the software programs
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| problem. Don't set yourself up for a data
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| | you are using. If you have the physical
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| loss disaster.
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| | CDs put them all together in a safe
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| Your data integrity action plan should
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| | location.
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| consist of the following:
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| | Don't forget the CDs for your peripherals
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| 1) How often you will back up your data
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| | like your scanner, digital camera, PDA
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| 2) What data you will back up
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| | etc... Collecting these CDs may remind
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| 3) What back up procedure you will use
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| | you of additional data that you need to
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| How often you back up your data can only
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| | back up.
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| be determined by how important you feel
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| | If you are running software that you
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| it is. Answer this question "If my hard
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| | installed from downloaded files, burn
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| drive crashed right now, I would be
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| | them to a CD-R and add it to your
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| alright if I had the data from at least
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| | collection. If you use a CD-R or DVD-R
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| (time) ago".
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| | you can update it as you download and
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| Of course you would want everything but
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| | install new applications.
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| if you could have the data from 1 month,
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| | What procedure you use to back up your
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| or 6 months ago would that be sufficient?
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| | data can be determined by the amount of
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| Whatever time is sufficient mark it on
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| | data you want to back up. Your data might
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| your calendar both a hard copy and set up
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| | fit onto a CD or DVD in which case you
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| a meeting on your PC to remind you.
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| | just need to burn it and you're done.
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| You change your smoke detector batteries
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| | If it spans multiple DVDs then you might
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| when you turn your clock back and when
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| | want to consider getting a second hard
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| you turn it ahead right? Well back up
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| | drive to copy your data onto. If you are
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| your data then too.
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| | not comfortable with adding a second
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| If you don't change your clocks then pick
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| | internal hard drive or you are using a
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| some holidays or special dates that
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| | laptop then you can purchase an external
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| happen close to the timeframe you want to
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| | hard drive to back up your data.
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| back up your data so you won't forget.
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| | The information you have on your hard
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| What data you back up depends on how you
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| | drive could disappear in a flash. If you
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| use your PC. Some of the key directories,
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| | don't want to spend up to $3,000 to have
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| if you are using Windows, are the My
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| | a data recovery company retrieve what
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| Documents, Favorites and Desktop
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| | information they can from your hard
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| directories.
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| | drive, then take a few minutes right now
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| Remember if you are using multiple
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| | and create your back up action plan.
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| profiles on your PC then the three
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| | If you ever have a data emergency your
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| directories above can be different for
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| | action plan will be your insurance
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| each profile and each one would need to
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| | policy. If you adhere to it, your
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| be backed up.
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| | valuable data will adhere to you!
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| You will also want to include your email
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