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See also: [[Security]] | [[Compression]] | [[Cryptography]]

The process of ensuring [[data]] [[security]] by copying [[information]] and storing elsewhere. '''Backups''' are best utilized when copied and [[compression|compressed]] to a [[remote]] location. Some large [[computer]] [[system]]s require back [[data]] tapes to be physically transferred to an offsite location on a daily basis. This is just one procedure in a security regime.

With the decreasing cost of [[HDD|hard-drives]] and [[bandwidth]], backing up [[software]] and [[operating system]] have become easier than ever. Storing elsewhere is useful as computers can fall victim to natural disaster or [[thief|theft]] so immediate backups can be damaged. Making a backup of software and other [[copyright]] material is called [[fair Use|fair use]].

Automatic, weekly backups are useful for common failures but writing to a more perminant media such as a [[compact disc]] is also advised once every few months. [[Cryptography]] is also used to make sure that backups stored elsewhere are unreadable to anyone but the owner.

Some [[open-source]] backup solutions for [[Windows]] and [[Linux]]:

* [http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ BackupPC]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/backup/ Backup]
* [http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp Karen's Replicator] (windows only)
* [http://www.easy-utilities.com/backup/index.html Easy Backup] (windows only)
* [http://www.bacula.org/ Bacula] (Linux, Unix, MacIntosh, Windows)
* [http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/ rdiff-backup] (Linux, Unix)
* [http://www.amanda.org/ Amanda] (Linux, Unix)
* [[Freshmeat]]: [http://freshmeat.net/browse/137 FM: Topic :: System :: Archiving :: Backup]
* [[Open Directory Project]] - [http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Backup Software Backup]

==== Commercial ====

* [http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ghost_personal/ Norton Ghost] for Windows
* [http://www.dantz.com/ Retrospect Backup] for Windows and Macintosh
* [http://www.runtime.org/gdb.htm GetDataBack] for [[NTFS]]/[[FAT]] [[File System|File Systems]]
* [http://www.mojonation.net Hivecache] for windows, distributed backup using otherwise unused diskspace on other computers on a LAN.
* [http://www.veritas.com/Products/www?c=product&refId=57 Veritas backup executive] for windows or netware. Mediocre product. Commonly used by people still using netware due to lack of anything better.
* [http://www.yosemitetech.com/index.htm Tapeware, Backup Advanced] (Windows, Linux, NetWare, Unix)

==== Related Topic ====

* [[Data recovery]]

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