One of the applications that I’ve used for several years is a file backup utility called Second Copy, made by Centered Systems. It has come in handy several times when hard drives have crashed or disk errors have been encountered. I’ve also gone back several times to the “backed up” versions of files because I’ve made ill-advised changes to the “live” versions resident on my PC.
What I really like about Second Copy is that once you set up your file structure (more on that later) and the Second Copy backup routine, the software backs up your files automatically and in the background from that point forward. Mine are fully backed up on a daily basis, so I would never be more than a day behind if my hard drive crashed. I’ve basically created an insurance policy against a tremendous loss of productivity and intellectual assets if my hard drive was to crash.
Hard drive crashes are inevitable. The need to go back to older version of files is inevitable. Is it worth $30 to protect all of the intellectual property that you’ve created, and to save the hours and hours that you would have to spend recreating files if a crash occurred? If so, read on!
