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User’s Guide
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Please read on for recommendations on how best to backup your d
Business users / Heavy users:
If you use your computer daily for critical tasks where losing any data would cause
signific
a
ant setback, it is best that you back up at the end of each workday.
Non-critical users / Personal users:
If you use your computer occasionally or do not change your computer contents
often, it is sufficient to back up once a week or once a month depending on your
level of computer activity.
Special Events:
You should always back up your computer right after special events where you
significantly changed your computer contents.
For instance, after coming back from vacation and downloading your vacation
pictures to your computer.
Or, after finalizing that important presentation that you have spent the past 72 hours
working on non-stop.
And, at particular time markers such as the end of the quarter, the calendar year, and
the academic year.
Notebook Users:
If you use a notebook computer, you should take special care to back up your data
even more frequently than desktop users.
In addition to your regular backups, you should back up before events where you will
be transporting your notebook computer.
for business trips and
For example, you should back up before getting on the plane
before leaving the office for meetings across town.
