And even if you have, is it somewhere safe?  Keeping your backups on the same machine you’re backing up, or even in the same building is not only a little silly, but it’s dangerous.  If stored on the same machine, even if it’s stored on a seperate drive, a power surge can take your backup out at the same instant it takes out your machine.  If stored in the same bulding a fire, flood or other catastrophe can, and will, take your backups out right along with your home or office.  Neither one of these options makes a lot of sense.

Using and online backup service can help prevent critical data loss, whether it’s business data that you can’t afford to lose or your family photos (which I would DIE if I lost), you’ll never have to worry about your local copy being damaged again. To me, that’s worth the cost of admission, my friends.  And at $.95 per month for 150gb of backup space or 2 gb for free, the price of admission isn’t going to break the bank. iDrive offers backup clients for both Mac and PC, so you’re covered no matter which operating sytem you use, so compatibilty isn’t a problem.

I bet you’re asking yourself “He’s sure pushing this one pretty hard.  I wonder if he uses iDrive?”

That would be a good question, and the answer is “Yes, I do.” I’ve seen far to many systems, even those that were running perfectly, suddenly fail.  I store not only my personal files on iDrive, but my business files as well.

Give iDrive a try.  What do you have to lose?  It’s free to check out and less than $5.00 a month to ensure that your important files stay safe, secure and happy, whether your computer does or not.

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