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Backup Methods

There are several different ways of backing up data.  A good rule of thumb is to have your data in at least three place: your computer, a local backup (external drive/flash drive), and a cloud service. The following is a list of a few simple ways along with some advantagesTo make sure that you have a good idea for what you may want for your situation refer to the following list with the most common examples of backups:

External Hard Drive 

An external hard drive is a physical device with which you store data on. It can be small and portable, such as a flash drive, or it can be larger in order to offer a lot of storage capacity. Using external hard drives allow you to have a backup copy of your important files in an easy to access location if your computer hard drive stops working.

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Using email (such as Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, etc.) is an easy way to transport and secure small amounts of information such as a few documents or pictures. This keeps it safe from any hard drive it is accessed on and is only reliant on the mail client's servers. It is able to be accessed easily anywhere you have Internet access.

This form of data backup is simple. Documents can be sent through email to your own or someone else's mail account if you so choose. Documents can be sent in an email via the "attachment" function of the web-mail

Getting Help

For support of the information above, contact the ITS Help Desk by calling at 315.443.2677, by emailing help@syr.edu, or by stopping into 1-227 CST (Hours of Operation)

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