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The data in the computer hard disk, especially the data created by individuals, is very valuable to individuals. Once the hard disk is damaged or the computer is lost, personal data will face the risk of permanent loss. Therefore, it is important and long-term to do a good job of data backup. tasks, how best to back up personal data, the following are several common ways to back up data on a personal computer hard drive.
Data Classification
Before making a backup, the data must be classified first. One type is personal creation data, such as Office files, TXT files, photos, etc., and the other type is data downloaded from the Internet. The two types of data adopt different backup strategies.
Under normal circumstances, hard disks can be divided according to the above classifications. Disk C is the disk for the operating system, Disk D is the disk for personal creation data, and Disk E is the disk for non-personal creation such as software and games downloaded from the Internet.
Backup of personally authored data
Generally speaking, the data created by individuals usually does not exceed 100G, and the files may have multiple historical versions, and the files of historical versions may also be more important. This kind of data needs to be backed up with a “synchronization disk”. Common synchronization disks include Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Nut Cloud, Baidu Netdisk sync disk, etc. Utilize this cloud storage service to back up data to a remote server on the Internet. In this way, even if the computer is damaged or lost, the data can be accessed and restored through the cloud storage service. If a file was edited by mistake, the previous file can also be restored through the historical version of the file.
If you use an iPhone, there is another option for photo backup, which is iCloud. This cloud service is closely integrated with the iPhone and is one of the best options for backing up iPhone photos.
Backup of non-personally authored data
In addition to personal data, we also download various other data from the Internet, such as movies, TV series, software, games, music, etc. These files are usually very large, with as many as several terabytes. The backup methods are as follows:
1. External Hard Drive Backup: Use an external hard drive to copy data from your computer’s hard drive to an external storage device. Connect an external hard drive, and use a file management tool to copy files and folders to the external hard drive.
2. Network disk: use the network disk service to back up massive data to the network disk server on the Internet. For movies and TV dramas, the common online storage services include Baidu Netdisk, Alibaba Cloud Disk, Thunder Cloud Disk, etc. These three online disks all have TV versions, which can play movies and TV series stored in the online disk on the TV. ,Very convenient.
There is a problem of harmony when using the network disk to store files. For some movies and TV dramas that may be harmonized, they can be encrypted and packaged with tools such as ZIP and uploaded to the network disk. The password of the packaged file can be saved on the file name to prevent forgetting.
For games, it is recommended to use game platforms such as Steam and Battle.net to purchase genuine digital games, so that the game has an installation package on the platform, and the game archive is also in the cloud, so that there will be no loss of game software and archives.
For other types of data, such as software, compressed files, etc., you can use a network disk or external hard disk for backup. Sensitive data can be encrypted, and the password should be saved.
In general, no matter which backup method you choose, you need to ensure that your data is regularly backed up and stored in a safe place. At the same time, check the integrity of the backup files and test the process of restoring the data to ensure that the backup is successful and usable.
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