| If you are using computers to conduct your business. If | | | | data in such conditions. |
| you are sending and receiving important e-mails and | | | | The best way to protect your important data is to |
| your livelihood depends on the computer and all the | | | | make back ups on regular intervals. It is also a good |
| data on it it is a good idea to safe guard your | | | | idea to store the back up away from the original data. |
| important data the best that you can. | | | | For e-mail backups, if you are using outlook express, |
| Losing your data is a serious situation. Losing your | | | | first you open your storage folder. Select all the files or |
| important e-mails is also an equally serious situation. In | | | | emails you want to save, make sure all the files are |
| order to avoid the inconvenience of losing your | | | | high lighted then right click on that and select copy or |
| important data and e-mails all you have to do is make | | | | press Ctrl+C, then open another folder where you |
| a back up. | | | | want to save these e-mails. Paste or press Ctrl+V it in |
| The main reasons for data loss is a virus attack. | | | | that folder. All your emails will be in the folder |
| Every day you receive many e-mails and you visit | | | | (directory) folder. |
| different websites. A virus can enter your system | | | | If you are using a G-mail account for your emails then |
| through an infected e-mail or through a computer that | | | | it comes with a tool. It is called G-mail Backup. You can |
| is not protected. If you do not have an updated version | | | | use this tool and make a back up of all your e-mails |
| of anti-virus software your system is vulnerable to | | | | including the attachments to your computer. |
| virus attack. You may loss all the important data and | | | | It is hard to predict what kind of disaster may hit you. |
| e-mails. | | | | Always make sure that backups are made periodically |
| Data loss can occur due to human error. By mistake | | | | and keep them at a different place such as a safe |
| you may delete a file containing important data or you | | | | deposit box. You could make backups on a CD and |
| may over write existing data. If the hardware of your | | | | store it at different place than the computer or a USB |
| computer's hard drive is not in good condition you could | | | | storage device. We sites are available for Online |
| hear scraping or rattling sounds. it is time to look into it. | | | | storage also. |
| Maybe the electronic boards or motor are damaged | | | | If you don't know how to backup your particular |
| of your hard drive. If the drive does not spin properly | | | | program just open the program and press the F1 key |
| or stores data efficiently you might loss data. It may be | | | | on the keyboard. This will work for many programs. |
| unable to access your data also. | | | | You can also go to the help menu normally found on |
| If a disaster such as a storm, flooding or fire occur | | | | the top menu bar of most programs. |
| your system may be a victim. You could loss all the | | | | |