If you are like me and you know that you are, you have a lot of pictures, music, and other data stored on your computer.
What if that computer is stolen or the hard drive crashes? Don't think it will happen to you? Well, one day it will so it is best to be prepared!
There are several things you can do to protect your data but possibly the easiest and cheapest way is to get yourself some online storage.
Companies like iDrive (http://www.idrive.com) and xDrive (http://www.xdrive.com) offer online storage. xDrive offers a free 5gb service and while iDrive does offer a free 2gb service their best offer is the unlimited storage for fifty dollars a month.
Online storage gives you a lot of options in protecting your data. Everything from manually copying files to automated backup. The disadvantage of the online backup? It is online! Someone might get into your files. If this is a concern you can always get an external hard drive and attach it to your computer or your network.
An external drive attached to your network can give you several hundred gigs of storage that is accessible from multiple computers.
The key here is making sure you have a way to backup and protect your data. When your iTunes music is gone... its gone!
