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Old Nov 26, 2013 | 1:12 am
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Originally Posted by WWGuy
Actually many of us enlightened Earthlings do perform daily backups to avoid unexpected data loss.

2TB USB desktop and portable backup solutions, including automated backup software, are available for less than $100. The Seagate Backup Plus family of products is just one example.

The cost is minimal. The initiative and discipline to perform daily backups is priceless.
And CryptoLocker will just as quickly encrypt your USB hard drives. And mapped network drives.

Not to mention an external hard drive might safeguard against drive failure, but not physical disasters such as your house burning down.

So truly enlightened Earthlings will have a fairly more robust backup system.
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