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Backing Up Your Accounting Data - Don't Be a Statistic!
 When a business loses data, the results can often be catastrophic. Every hour a system is down can mean lost revenue. Protect your data and protect yourself from data loss situations. The most crucial part of any software is backing up the data. There are a variety of ways you can back up your data.

Here are a few suggestions:
  • If you work on a network, save a copy of your project files on a network drive so they are copied on the nightly backup tape. For further information, consult your network administrator. 
  • If you work on a standalone system, back up your files to an external ZIP drive. You'll need to equip your computer with the necessary hardware and software, but it's relatively inexpensive and well worth the investment. 
  • At the very least, compress your files into ZIP files and copy them to diskettes. There are several popular compression packages available, some of which you can try out at no cost.

Performing reliable daily back-ups is one of the most important preventive maintenance steps in order to avoid the loss of important data.

Even the most dependable computer has mechanical parts, and is capable of system failure eventually. Malicious viruses can also cause system failure and result in loss of data.
  • Back up your files regularly. Your Realty Management System data is installed housed in one directory. Usually C:\LONEWOLF\DATA.
  • As an added precaution, in case of fire or theft, one current backup copy should be kept at an off site location.

There are several device/media options to choose from. Generally the determining factor is the required storage capacity. The following list demonstrates the most common back-up methods available, and the benefits for each solution

We have listed the Back-up media Storage type, capacity, Pros and Cons:
3.5" Floppy diskettes 1.44MB - inexpensive media cost - low storage space
  • no additional hardware required - several disks may be needed
  • ability to access from Windows Explorer - not practical for unattended back-ups
ZIP drives 100MB or 250MB - inexpensive hardware cost - medium storage capacity
  • ability to access from Windows Explorer - several disks may be needed
CD-RW 650MB - inexpensive hardware cost - compatibility issue with other CD-RW drives
  • ability to access from Windows Explorer (must be formatted as CD-RW)
DVD-RW 4.7GB - high storage capacity - high hardware cost (new technology)
  • ability to access from Windows Explorer - compatibility issue with other DVD-RW drives
Tape drives (Data cart.) 2GB - 20GB+ - high storage capacity - high media cost
  • compatibility issue with other tape drives
  • slow restore access speed
  • cannot access from Windows Explorer to copy, or move files, etc.

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