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Never lose a memory again

Plain-English guides to back up your phone, photos and videos, and to choose the right cloud, drive or NAS.

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No experience needed. Learn the basics, choose the tools, then protect your memories.

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    Learn

    Understand what a backup is and why one copy is never enough.

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    Choose

    Compare the main options and pick what fits your budget and habits.

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    Protect

    Set it up once, secure it, and check that it really works.

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The 3-2-1 backup rule

The simple habit that keeps your memories safe, whatever goes wrong.

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copies of your data

The original plus two backups.

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different kinds of storage

For example a drive at home and the cloud.

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copy kept off-site

Safe from fire, theft and floods at home.

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