Cum Computer de backup pe hard disk extern

După ce ați stocat datele de pe un computer, este vulnerabil la o serie de riscuri și jeopardies care s-ar putea lua departe de tine în cel mai scurt timp. Calculatorul poate veni peste un fel de daune fizice din cauza unei căderi, supratensiune sau o altă problemă. Ar putea fi un atac cibernetic, un dezastru natural, furtul de dispozitive fizice sau orice alt incident care s-ar putea elibera de toate datele importante. Prin urmare, cel mai bun mod de a asigura posesia a tot ceea ce au fost înrădăcinare pentru, este foarte recomandat pentru backup pe computer. Există numeroase mijloace pentru a lua o copie de rezervă a fișierelor computerului. Unele dintre ele sunt discutate mai jos.

• Partea 1: În Windows: Backup computer cu Windows pe hard disk extern
• Partea 2: Pe Mac: Cum se Backup Mac pentru a hard disk extern
• Part 3: Some important tips regarding backup of important data

Part 1: On Windows: Backup Windows computer to External Hard Drive

1. The first step when you are looking to backup computer to external hard drive is to get a drive for backup. You may get a USB device or some external hard drive for that purpose. It is recommended to get one that is almost doubles the size of your original hard drive so that you might be able to get multiple backups easily.
2. After you plug in the external hard drive, Windows would generate a prompt menu asking you if you are willing to use this device as a backup device or not. You can say yes or you can close the prompt and go to Start menu and look for ‘backup and restore’.

   

3. When you have opened up the backup and restore menu, you need to hit the ‘Setup backup’ button in order to initiate the process of backup computer. Select the external drive you want to backup on and keep on pressing ‘Next’.

   

4. When you come across the final screen, select ‘Save settings and run backup’ option and windows will start taking all the required backups of your computer. Do not turn off the computer in the middle of this process so that it might be completed properly.

   

Part 2: On Mac: How to Backup Mac to External Hard Drive

1. The first step required in the process of backing up your mac device requires you to buy a new drive for backing up purposes. You may get yourself a USB device or an external drive in this regard. Care to buy a drive with enough room to store more than one backups at the same time.
2. Upon plugging in your device, you would be prompted by mac saying if you want this drive to serve as a backup disk. You can say yes or you may do it manually by going to System Preferences > Time Machine.

   

3. After opening the Time Machine app, you need to hit the ‘Select backup disk’ option in order to select the external hard drive you want to take your backup on.

   

4. When you have selected the backup disk, the mac OS would start performing the backup operations. It is important to keep the computer on during this process. Otherwise, the backup might be interrupted and stay incomplete.

After the process is done, you can turn off the computer as per your requirement. When there is a need to restore the data, you can open up the Time Machine app and carry out a system restore by selecting the backup device.

Part 3: Some important tips regarding backup of important data

When you are looking to backup computer, a few tips that might come in very handy are listed below for your convenience and understanding.

• One of the most critically important things when it comes to taking a backup of your mac or windows computer is to let the backup process complete properly before you shut it down.
• If you want to keep your backup updated all the time, it is very important for you to set a proper updating schedule for your computer. The schedule may be created on the basis of how often your computer is used and how often are the files changed. You also need to ensure that the external drive is connected to the computer at the scheduled time of backup.
• After taking a backup of your important data, it is recommended to keep the external hard drive in some safe place that is away from your computer. This is important due to the fact that it might not get compromised in case something happens to your computer. Off site storage is a highly recommended choice in this regard.
• Taking a backup computer might take up a lot of time. Therefore, it is highly recommended to schedule your backup for a time when you won’t have to turn your computer off. It is also important that you might not be updating your computer files while the backup process is being carried out.
• It is recommended to take more than just one backup so that you might be able to get access to your important data in case one of the backups gets compromised somehow.