Trust me data loss is real!! There are times when people lose data due to hardware failure and honestly it makes me what to cry because there’s no reason to lose all your data. Computer components break down all the time. They’re not designed to last forever. Unfortunately, many people don’t take the time to back up data stored on their computers. Seriously, can you imagine losing all your photos, music, email contacts, emails, videos of your family, tax and business documents all in a days time? Here’s a 1 minute tutorial on how to back up your data to a external hard drive or flash drive. I recommend buying an external hard drive in a 500 GB to 1TB in size. This is a good size for the average home user and you’ll have plenty of room to add more data over the years. They run anywhere from $60-$120 depending on the size, brand, sales. They can be purchased at Target, Radio Shack, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Office Max, Office Depot, etc. The piece of mind is worth the cost a 1000 x’s over!
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SIMPLE data back up to an External or Flash drive
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Create a ‘new’ folder in Windows and organizing files
Here’s a very brief tutorial on how to create a folder in Windows and then copy or move files into it. This is a great tip to keep your files, music, photos, data, etc. organized in any Windows OS.
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Completely Remove All Data from a Hard Drive Using KillDisk
I strongly recommend using KillDisk if you are selling, giving away an old computer, or have had a massive virus infestation. Unfortunately, many people are under the false impression that when you re install Windows all of your data is gone permanently. While you may not see it, there are traces of your data left behind that can be read by special software. It is EXTREMELY important to use KillDisk on company computers or computers that have housed sensitive data before giving them away or selling them. In the last 2 weeks I’ve encountered issues where I couldn’t re-install Windows operating systems on the desired computers. The first computer was running Windows XP and the client simply wanted a ‘clean’ re install of XP. The 2nd was a laptop computer running Windows Vista and the client wanted a ‘clean’ install of Windows 7. Both system would not allow the new operating system to install. Error messages would appear at random points of the installation process. My solution was to use a FREE program called Kill Disk. It truly re formats the hard drive, removing any and all traces of Windows, data, etc.Download the FREE version of KillDisk - Download Bootable ISO Image of Active@ KillDisk to desktop to burn a CD.
- This downloads an ISO IMAGE (not a regular file) that needs to be burned to the CD AS AN IMAGE (not as an added file).
- Extract Zipped contents into a folder on your desktop
- Install the ISO-Burner.exe file on your computer
- Drag the BOOT-DSK.ISO file to your desktop
- Open ISO Burner and select the BOOT-DSK.ISO file from your desktop
- Put a blank CD in your CD write drive >select Burn ISO.
After you have burned your copy of KillDisk put the CD in and re boot the machine you are wanting to ‘wipe clean’ with the KillDisk CD. Follow the prompts for the Free version and sit back and wait, it will take about 2-3 hours for the process to complete but is very much worth the wait.
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