Backing Up 101: Six Different Ways to Back Up Your Computer (And Which Ones You Should Use) Paperback – January 18, 2014

Leo has taken an essential computer maintenance issue, backing-up, which is usually overlooked due to the hard to understand explanations found ( or not ) in the system documentation and removed the mystery. Even if you are a pro user you will benefit from his easy to understand descriptions and evaluations of the options available. I have already taken steps to revamp my back-up plan and am eagerly awaiting the delivery of my copy of saved SAVED Backing up with Macrium Reflect so I can get fully up to speed.I recommend this book for anyone using a computer. I plan to refer to it frequently while am upgrading my home network to ensue I am using the best back-up plan at any stage of the process.

I've been enjoying reading Leo Notenbloom's articles on line for years. However everytime I think I have handle on backing up or just understanding a computer, I like many people have to turn back to Leo, and say huh? I think at times I just consign myself to acknowledging that when the computer dies (and they do) even if all you have is just an extra harddive at least you haved saved a portion of your life. But a full back up is better.

I listen to a weekly computer radio show, hosted by a local computer shop, that never mentions the importance of backing up your data because they make lots of money when computer users come into their store crying, after a hard drive failure or virus infection. I read this book and then Leo's book "Saved". Now I am routinely backing up my computers and devices. The computer shop will just have to get along with out me!

Backing up by Leo Notenboom is a must-have book for any computer user. He not only shows you how to back up your data, but to back up everything so you can have quick recovery from a computer failure. As Leo says, "It's not IF a hard drive will fail, it's only WHEN."This book is clearly written and easy to follow. It can save you from any disaster.

Full disclosure: I do not know the author, I have no financial interest in this book, I did buy it from Amazon. Unfortunately I spent $9.80 on this. While the author is a tech expert, this book does not due justice to the topic, even for novices. Chapter 1 says that you should backup. Chapter 2 says you shouldn't rely on manual backups. Chapter 3 says you should use automatic backups. Chapter 4 talks about online backups. Chapter 5 says you should sometimes use manual image backups. Chapter 6 says it makes sense to have automatic image backups. That's it. No mention of recovery, without which backup is useless. I also note that the author gives away free copies of this book, if you subscribe to his free newsletter.

FOR A HOMEOWNER, ALL PROCEDURES WILL WORK BUT OVERKILL FOR THE SMALL RISKS FOR HOME USE.

It's OK

Contains some basic information. I would have like more detail about backing up files within folders, etc. This brief summary was clear, but fairly elementary.

A very helpful book, evreything well explained

This booklet is okay. But it's short and for the price doesn't tell you much. I was expecting more. Of course the author highly recommends backing up in some form. He recommends DropBox or some other form of cloud storage as a solution, something which you probably already know.This book is not a how-to on backing up it is simply an appeal to make sure you do regular back ups. Not worth the money in my opinion.