Using Backup Software
How to Use It, Why You Must

Choosing backup software can be tricky. You want to make sure it works well with your daily life or you won’t want to use it. This article serves as a review of two types of backup software.

Backing up your computer is more than a good idea, it should be a habit. Sometimes computers go down—they get a virus or a power surge knocks something out and it takes some time to get everything restored to working order.

This is where the backup is essential. If you back up your computer regularly, you don’t have to worry about lost information or work because you have your backed up copy to reinstall when your computer is ready to run again.

Allume Systems EMC Retrospect Express HD Downloadable Software. This software is available for $47.99 and has gotten excellent reviews. It requires a processor of 1.0 GHz or better, 256 MB RAM (though 512 MB is recommended), 500 MB of space for storing on the hard drive and, if you are backing up to a network hard drive, you will need TCP/IP networking.

This backup solution software has been used on over ten million computers all over the world. It is easy to install, works with Windows and, should you need to restore your computer, the back up system walks you through the process with a step-by-step guiding wizard. This software will back up your entire system and you can schedule automatic backups so that you won’t have to worry about forgetting. You can also decide whether you want to keep the most current back up only or if you want to keep all of the back ups that it has performed.

If you want a complete backup solution that's combined with antivirus, anti-spam, parental controls, as well as PC tune-up, you want bitdefender Total Security 2008. This powerful backup solution is licensed for 3 PCs for 2 years and is only $64.99.

It offers great security features, and you can backup to local drives, or to removeable drives (DVD-R/RW or other media, removable device, etc.)

Plus you can set up the back-up schedule to run automatically.

BitDefender is simple to use, and powerful enough for home or small business use. It's also received great reviews.

And when you're tuning up your PC, it will truly erase files (more than just a defrag!) to prevent recovery. This is great when you're upgrading hard drives and need to erase the old one, or if you're just erasing old files.

Save your time. Save your data. Use backup software regularly.

Return to the top of Backup Software.