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In Search of the Ultimate Back Up

By MaximumPC, published 21-01-2011

Everyone, from your dad to your boss to Mama Microsoft, tells you “back up your files.” But what’s the best way to protect your collection of digital music, photos, videos, downloads – and your operating system? To answer that question, we ventured out on a long, test-heavy trail to find the “Ultimate Backup.” Here’s what we found. Rating Backup Programs What makes a backup program “ultimate?" Well, for starters it has to include basic file backup, an image backup for disaster recovery, both scheduled and automatic backups, the choice of local, network or online storage, and the ability to retrieve files and folders to any PC or mobile device. Because this type of backup saves what you’ve created, edited, or downloaded-- from your digital photo collection to your family...