Choose Your Files

backup.com is a service that helps you protect the irreplaceable data on your computer. You are creating important and unique data no matter how much or how little you use your computer.

Your data is constantly at risk due to hardware failure, human error, software corruption, PC viruses, theft, and physical disaster.

Do Backup

It is important to backup your personal files such as those:

  • Created and/or named by you
  • Difficult to replace, like your finances
  • Used frequently, like your web browser bookmarks/favorites
  • Priceless, like your digital videos and photos
Examples
  • Reports
  • Résumé
  • Photos
  • Music
  • Presentations
  • Budgets

Don't Backup

It is not as necessary to backup operating system files or programs such as:

  • Operating system (Windows®) files
  • Applications or program files and settings (with the .EXE, .DLL, or .INI extensions)
  • Temporary files (with the .TMP extension)
  • Scan Disk error files (with the .CHK extension)
Examples
  • Program data
  • Executables
  • Program Files
  • Settings
  • Zip archives

Why Should I Backup?

Data loss is expensive; it can potentially cost $12 billion a year for businesses. Data loss is likely to occur for many reasons.

How Data Dies
  • Hardware Failure: 42%
  • Human Error: 30%
  • Software Corruption: 13%
  • PC Viruses: 7%
  • Hardware Destruction: 3%
  • Other Accidents: 5%