Backup your machine in the cloud in an encrypted way for $3\/month (which if you think about it is really inexpensive. Much cheaper that an external hard drive).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe additional benefit to backing up to the cloud (aside from the fact that you’re data is safe against theft and natural disasters) is that you can access your backup from anywhere in the world<\/b>. Are you out of town and need a file that you have at home? No problem. You can even do it from an iPhone!<\/p>\n
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Thou shalt back up frequently is one of my commandments. According to a recent study, only 28% of people perform a daily backup. And knowing my friends, that seems encouraging! There’re only two kinds of hard drives: the ones that have failed and the ones that are going to fail. 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<\/a>1. 1. Get a USB hard drive with enough capacity. Let’s say 500GB. For example, the Western Digital Passports<\/a> are very good portable backup drives that don’t need to be plugged to the wall.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.danielpradilla.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Screen-Shot-2012-04-02-at-8.50.32-PM.png\" "\\"Screen")
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