back up

back up

1. consider

   • how often you want to back up
   • how much the data will change
   • how big the data is
   • what you will save it too
     • disk
     • magnetic tape
     • cloud
     • external hard drive
   • value of data
   • amount of data
   • what meathod of backing up will you use

2. where will you store the back up

3. often will you check that the back up works

4. full back up

   • backs up entire system

5. incremental

   • backs up any changes since last back up of any kind

6. differential

   • backs up from last FULL back up