Full system backups (bare bones backups) are a snapshot in time of a computer. If a snapshot is taken at 3:00 AM and the computer gets a devastating virus at 5:00 PM. The computer can be restored to its’ previous state at 3:00 AM before it contracted the virus.
Windows 7 has Windows Backup, and Mac has Time Machine for full system backups. If your computer does not have Windows 7 you will need to go with a third party backup software. I use Acronis True Image Home (www.acronis.com) for my PC’s because it gives me additional options for alerts and file management.
Whether it is a virus, hard drive failure or a user error, full system backups will save you time, money and headache.


