Many reasons that make the decisions and even seize your attention so it could have if you are tempted to buy a terabyte or 2 terabyte hard drive for less than $ 100 for a new Amazon-off and use it as your primary backup. This is good for your teen hard core game has been downloaded, you sweet girl Netflix movies and classic rock LP collection you have been transferred to digital format, but think twice before using it as a backup your main hard drive. Here are the reasons why couples. Finally came the most important reason is the lesson I learned from my father, an insurance broker, a long time. Never store your important documents (such as backup computer files) in your home. If your house is on fire, where do you think about your case? If your house is hit by a tornado, where you get your files? You want offsite backup for your files, then the FAR outside. If a chemical tank car exploded in the courtyard of local trains, you’ll thank me, and Mazy or Amazon or anyone else that your files are safe and healthy 3000 miles in California. And Argentina. And the UK.

Did you previously never heard of Redundancy is the name of the game here. All online backup sites use multiple data centers in different countries to protect themselves against the affected areas. As an aside, is also a good idea for some of your important papers or at least copies? If your house is burning, you will need a DVD featuring videos that you take home and its contents to your insurance company to pay.