I'm not an especially sophisticated computer user. I use certain
programs, and I know how to use them well. I also know how to deal with
a lot of routine bits and pieces, but I don't have any formal training
in information systems or computer programming.
My backup solution is Dropbox. I have a free Dropbox account, which
gives me lots of memory to play with (maybe 2 GB). After I signed up, I
downloaded the free program, which just puts a Dropbox folder in My
Documents and on the Desktop. Then I copied folders into it. For
example, I have a folder called Files, where I keep copies of *.exe
program installation files. I have another folder called Billing, where
I keep copies of invoices. Whenever I create a new invoice or download a
new version of a program I plan to install, I copy it into the right
Dropbox folder.
Dropbox is very accessible in Windows. I think I remember it being
equally accessible for Mac. In Windows, I needed to use the review
cursor for part of the installation, mostly for the tutorial I think,
but the program itself works fine with Jaws and NVDA. If you need more
memory, you can share folders with people or upload pictures, or you can
pay a monthly subscription. I think you get 50GB for about ten dollars a
month. I did that one month when a friend and I were sharing large work
related files.
In addition to Dropbox, I have an external hard drive. I bought it on
Amazon for between fifty and a hundred dollars. It's about the size of a
small paperback book and works like a memory stick. The first couple of
times I used it, it tried to backup my computer. Since I don't really
know how to do that, I uninstalled the backup software so I could use it
as a giant thumb drive. Once or twice a year, I copy my stuff to it, and
I take files I don't use often off my computer.
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