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Backup Tips: Keep Your Data Backups Safe, Simple, and Fast

Follow these instructions to create your own easy-to-maintain backup plan.

Jon L. Jacobi

Choose Your Backup Medium (chart)

Backing up your data to a DVD or CD is fast and inexpensive. You'll fit more data on an external hard drive, however, and online backups give you access to your data from anywhere. Here are the pros and cons of various types of PC backup media.

FOOTNOTE: ¹ These are rough, real-world numbers. Your mileage may vary.

Jon L. Jacobi is a freelance writer based in Northern California.

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