You have thousand files and pictures saved on your computer that you would like to secure forever. But, do you know how you can safeguard it in one device?

As more and more of your personal data such as pictures, videos, photos, accounting, business files, etc. are moved to a digital format, the risk of losing them in the event like hard drive failure increases. Even the thought of losing all your digital data is nothing less than a nightmare! So, if you want to show your favorite pictures, videos, or other data to your kids and grandkids, here's what you need to do. Here are some ways to keep your digital memories safe.

• External USB hard-drive: To make a quick backup now, get an USB stick and copy your entire documents folder onto it. An external USB hard-drive can keep your data safe on a portable hard drive that you can connect to your computer whenever you need backups to make any changes to your memories.
  
  
• Cloud storage solution: One of the most popular ways today to keep your data safe is cloud storage. There are multiple companies that provide the facility of storing your valuable data in the cloud (online) with the help of redundant backup systems. However, one should always keep the Internet on to get access to these files or have them stored locally on your computer.
  
  
• Shared hard-drive: External USB’s and cloud storage are not the only ways through which you can keep your data safe. The other best method to keep your data secure is making at-home backups by sharing copies of your data in the hands of trusted friends or family. You can get the copies of your records from your friends or family if ever you lose them from your computer or from the cloud.
  
  
• Mobile storage: Nothing to worry about if you have a Smartphone that can store countless number of photos and videos giving you a strong backup support for all your important data. Having a Smartphone solves half of your problems. It saves all your data consistently as you would on a computer or laptop and even backup your valuable information automatically when plugged into the computer.

You can also depend on flash drives, DVDs, writable CDs, and floppy disks to store your precious memories like photographs, videos, files, documents, etc.

But, whatever storage medium you choose as a backup tool, always make sure that you have other storage options ready to provide immediate support in case any of them fails to perform.