I had a total hard drive failure a few months ago. None (yes – zero) of the data could be recovered. I DO backup to an external hard drive but it’s fairly sporadic and usually only happens once a month (still better than nothing). But thankfully I also use an external service called Carbonite which backs up all new or changed files everytime I’m online. Getting all my files back from Carbonite was relatively slow over an average broadband connection, but the point is that I DID get all my files back.

It amazes me how many people are willing to take the risk of losing their entire business – and income – simply because they don’t backup their files. It doesn’t take long to subscribe to an external backup service, and to backup to an external hard drive.

I totally agree with you Denise, two methods of backup are essential.