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Your computer stores its data in files. Some file types
need to be backed up, and some usually do not. Although Remote Backup
can back up virtually any file on your computer, some files are considered
critical and some are not. Data files are considered critical files because they
contain your most recent and critical data like your customer records,
accounting files, word processing files and other data you work with
on a daily basis. Program files are usually not considered critical because
if they are lost they can be restored from your original distribution
diskettes that came with your software. For this reason it is important
to store the original copies of your software diskettes away from your
computer, not in the same building if possible. Your computer also has a lot of other non-critical files.
These are files that are left over from installations of programs, temporary
files, compressed folders and others that would not affect the operation
of your computer if they were lost. These should not be backed up. The vast majority of the files on your computer are
probably program files and other non-critical files. They can be identified
by their file names. Program files have common extensions like: .exe .dll .ovl
.reg .cab .zip .hlp .bmp .sys .wav Some file types that probably should be backed up include: .mdb .sql .dbf
.fpt .ini
.lnk .doc .xls .pst
.msg These are by far not the only file types that should
be backed up, but they are common data file extensions.
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