Each year, the third Monday of October is “Clean your virtual desktop day.”
Why not use this as an incentive to clean all of your desktops, whether virtual or not?
I will admit that I frequently use my computer desktop as a temporary location for Work in Process or as a reminder of things I want to do that day. Though my desktop may look cluttered in the middle of my work day, I do take time to put things where they belong at the end of the day, or in a worst case scenario, at the beginning of my next workday.
While you are at it, do you have excellent backup systems for your computer files? If not, they are at risk!
How often should you make a backup?
Whenever you would not want to have to redo what you have recently done. Pretty simple, huh? Avoid much frustration and headaches later by being proactive with your backups now.
Macintosh Users
If you are a Mac user, backups are easy as pie; simply use time machine and an external usb drive and backup hourly or daily. Click here for tips on using Time Machine.
Windows Users
For Windows systems, check out these reviews of backup systems.
Cloud Backup
For Windows based or Mac systems, cloud storage is always an option. Check out this article on the top ten cloud based systems.
My husband’s office has used Mozy for quite some time and are very happy with that solution.
I use Evernote, Dropbox and Apple’s iCloud.
What are your computer file backup protocols?
What backup solutions do you use? How often do you back up? Has having regular backups saved you from disaster? Share in the comments below.
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