How to Verify Your Computer Backups Easily
If you have automatic computer backups in place, how do you know that your files (and photos) are really backed up?
You have often heard me say how important it is to back up your digital photos. Hopefully, you have at least one of your backups in the cloud or on an external hard drive.
When was the last time you checked to ensure that the automatic process was still working correctly?
Never? That’s what I thought. Let’s talk about doing a backup check.
Whole Computer Backups
It’s important to check on your automatic backup systems on a regular basis to be sure they are still working. On your computer, this means Time Machine (Mac Only), Carbonite, Backblaze…any automatic backup systems you may use.
We’ve gathered some instructions for how to tell what is being backed up on a variety of popular automatic computer/file backup systems.
Photo Backups
If you are using an automatic photo backup app on your phone like Amazon Photos, SmugMug, One Drive, or Dropbox, it’s important to open the app regularly to ensure the app is backing up properly. Sometimes, you have to give it a little nudge to get it moving again. We recommend making this app check part of your normal monthly photo maintenance.
Remember that technology is great until it’s not.
It’s up to you to be sure things are working properly on your end. If they aren’t, reach out to customer service for help.
If you need help setting up automatic computer and phone backups, let us know. We can help!
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