Backing up information seems like such a simple thing to do, but stop and consider if your information is actually safely backed up? With the demise of Ma.gnolia last week many are left wondering about the state of their backups particularly whether online web apps (Ma.gnolia, Delicious, Flickr et al) really do a good job of backing up content. A few lessons worth sharing:
Backup, backup, backup! (duh)
Test your backups
It’s not a question if your hard drive will fail, it’s WHEN.
Set up your backup system BEFORE your drives fail, not after.
If you’re a business or if there are professional implications of potential data loss, don’t do your own IT.
I have numerous hard drives floating around at home (one just died this weekend, but I didn’t lose anything) and love the CalDigit backup drives. (worth every penny!) Of course, there’s always the Seagate Hard Drive debacle…