Everybody’s systems are prone to crash.
Regardless of whether you are running Windows, Linux, or Macintosh, any number of things beyond your control could cause your system to go belly-up.
That’s when you need a plan. Specifically, a CrashPlan.
CrashPlan offers a very affordable and innovative way for you to back up your data without having to worry about the specifics. And it will back up to CrashPlan’s server, PLUS you can also back up to any local machine running Windows, MAC, Linux, and even more operating systems.
That’s pretty impressive for anyone with a home network, or even just a connection to the internet.
Here’s how it works: you download a copy of CrashPlan, either the Standard version or the Pro.
Install it on your computer. If you are connected to the web, you are ready to back up to CrashPlan’s server (available at a modest fee). Another option is to install it on another computer and back up to it for free! All is handled through CrashPlan’s easy interface.
If you spring for the Pro version (a bargain at $60.00), then you can have automatic incremental backups running on a regular basis, so that even previous versions of edited documents can be available to you.
The files that are backed up are encrypted, so that you don’t need to worry about your personal stuff being compromised on another person’s computer.
Recovery is a snap. Just browse to the folder and/or file you want recovered, and click the Restore button. It’s back!
What impressed me is that the program knew what type of Linux was running, and installed itself correctly based on that. The differences between Fedora and Ubuntu were handled perfectly.
So download a trial copy of CrashPlan and free yourself from the worry about what will happen to your precious documents if your hard drive dies.
http://www.crashplan.com/
