Top Backup Options for Windows
Posted: January 29, 2019
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The new year is a good time to take a look at making changes that can improve life in some way. Backing up your computer might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you take that step. But, think about what might happen if your computer fails...all of your important files and work might be gone forever. Chances are that won't improve your life, but have the exact opposite effect. Protecting your files by backing up is just smart, and it can be pretty easy with the programs offered today.
Jon L. Jacobi, contributor to PCWorld, shares the top picks for PC backup software.
We need backup software for our PCs because storage isn’t foolproof, and won’t last forever. If your data isn’t backed up, when the inevitable accident or failure occurs, it’s gone.
It would be nice if Microsoft itself provided Windows users with something like Apple’s Time Machine: an effective, set-it-and-forget-it, total system recovery and backup solution that requires little interaction or thought on the part of the user.
Instead, the company delivers a mishmash of restore points, recovery discs, file backup, and even the un-retired System Backup (Windows 7), which was probably originally put out to pasture for its propensity to choke on dissimilar hardware.
Online backup services are another option, but desktop clients tend to offer far more flexibility.
Plenty of vendors have stepped in with alternatives, and while none are quite as slick or transparent as Time Machine, some come darn close—and many are free. Read on for our top picks.
Read the entire article,
The Best Windows Backup Software, on
PCWorld.