Backup Your Data in Windows 10

There are times where due to unwanted incidents we might lose our data. It could be due to malware, system failure, hardware failure, accidental delete …. We might face losing data anytime. Recovering such files might not be easy or possible but we could follow backup strategy to prevent that. Hopefully, Windows 10 comes with easy feature to back up your files. All you have to do is just enable this feature and have a hard drive dedicated for backup. It is recommended to not use the hard disk which you are using for backup for other works, since in case it gets infected, you might lose backup files. You just add it and se Windows to take regular backup and place it in safe location. In case, you lose your data, you just insert it and restore your files and you are good to go.

You may ask, how often shall I take backup and the answer is, it depends on how you work with your PC. So, let say, if you are working on important project, then you will need to take backup almost every day. Sometimes, you are copying important data in your PC and you will need to take backup after that. Consider, you are copying your pictures from camera and then you will need to take a backup of your pictures too. Backup is actually lifesaving, I have seen cases where university students would have failed the subject because they lost their thesis or university project but thanks to backup, they manage to recover it. Companies would lose their contracts, in case they failed to do a proper backup plan. I have seen PCs where family photos were missing due to hardware failure or ransomwares, but they manage to recover them, because they had proper backup plan and enable backup feature in Windows 10. Therefore, in case you are in a company, ask your IT department to have a proper backup plan. In case, you are concern about your home PC, make sure enable backup in Windows 10, take a look at:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027408/windows-10-backup-and-restore