DonnyThompson
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- Akron/Cleveland, OH
Hi gang...
I need my computer savvy friends here to explain to me - preferably in the simplest terms, ( don't rule out using hand-puppets as learning aids if necessary) about the Microsoft Cloud... or about any virtual backup/restoration system...
It's not that I've had premonitions of impending doom of catastrophic failure regarding my files and system, nor have I had a close call, or anything in particular happen, to suggest that something is wrong; or is going to go wrong soon... I'm just trying to play it safe here. I'm interested in finding out more about having a virtual drive to back things up from now on, should God decide to hate me enough to have my PC crash and burn... and while I can do research on my own, I'd rather have unbiased thoughts from my friends here who have got my back, and aren't trying to sell me anything.
I've read posts from computer-savvy members here on RO in the past, where they've mentioned system failure and backing things up, because "it's not a question of if your system/HDD would ever fail, it's only a matter of when ..."
And for whatever reason, it's been on my mind lately.
A few questions:
Does a Cloud allow you to store ( or even automatically back-up ALL your files?
Does this Cloud technology allow users to also back up an entire system - drives, registry, settings, etc.?
In the even that my HDD - or even my MB or bios system - would die, how easy is it to recover lost files, or the whole system from the Cloud if needed?
What are the downsides - if any - to this method/system?
Is it secure - Banking info, Paypal account info, passwords, etc. ?
Is Microsoft for PC- or iCloud for Apple - the only ways to go with this, or are there other - or perhaps better - similar services I should consider?
Should I get more serious about considering this type of backup?
Or is this something I could do on my own with an additional external drive of necessary capacity?
Any thoughts would be appreciated!

-d.
I need my computer savvy friends here to explain to me - preferably in the simplest terms, ( don't rule out using hand-puppets as learning aids if necessary) about the Microsoft Cloud... or about any virtual backup/restoration system...
It's not that I've had premonitions of impending doom of catastrophic failure regarding my files and system, nor have I had a close call, or anything in particular happen, to suggest that something is wrong; or is going to go wrong soon... I'm just trying to play it safe here. I'm interested in finding out more about having a virtual drive to back things up from now on, should God decide to hate me enough to have my PC crash and burn... and while I can do research on my own, I'd rather have unbiased thoughts from my friends here who have got my back, and aren't trying to sell me anything.
I've read posts from computer-savvy members here on RO in the past, where they've mentioned system failure and backing things up, because "it's not a question of if your system/HDD would ever fail, it's only a matter of when ..."
And for whatever reason, it's been on my mind lately.
A few questions:
Does a Cloud allow you to store ( or even automatically back-up ALL your files?
Does this Cloud technology allow users to also back up an entire system - drives, registry, settings, etc.?
In the even that my HDD - or even my MB or bios system - would die, how easy is it to recover lost files, or the whole system from the Cloud if needed?
What are the downsides - if any - to this method/system?
Is it secure - Banking info, Paypal account info, passwords, etc. ?
Is Microsoft for PC- or iCloud for Apple - the only ways to go with this, or are there other - or perhaps better - similar services I should consider?
Should I get more serious about considering this type of backup?
Or is this something I could do on my own with an additional external drive of necessary capacity?
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
-d.