It happened again. It's hard to imagine but at least twice a year I talk to someone that has lost all of their computer data.
I recently received a call from a salon that had a computer crash. Unfortunately, the owner did not have a computer backup and all of her data was lost. I advised her to work with a computer technician to see if there was some way to find the lost information on her had drive - but I am not optimistic.
If you are like this unlucky owner and do not have a system in place to backup your computer, just think what would happen if you had a computer crash, if there was a fire and your computer was destroyed, or if someone stole your computer. Not only is there information you could never recreate, think of the time it would take to re-key all of your computer inventory, client information, service prices, etc.
And while you're at it, make sure that your backup copy is secure. We started working with a salon and some of the numbers were looking goofy (this is a technical term that we accountants use). Anyway, unbeknown to us, the salon had an employee that was embezzling. Before we could determine exactly who or what the problem was, the employee sensed that we were closing in on her. Her boyfriend, a computer geek, not only tapped into the computer and erased all of the data, he also had access to the backup copies and corrupted them as well. We lost all the evidence and it took forever to recreate the history and get the backup up and running.
It takes a few minutes a day to backup, but I guarantee that you will be happy that you did.
I recently received a call from a salon that had a computer crash. Unfortunately, the owner did not have a computer backup and all of her data was lost. I advised her to work with a computer technician to see if there was some way to find the lost information on her had drive - but I am not optimistic.
If you are like this unlucky owner and do not have a system in place to backup your computer, just think what would happen if you had a computer crash, if there was a fire and your computer was destroyed, or if someone stole your computer. Not only is there information you could never recreate, think of the time it would take to re-key all of your computer inventory, client information, service prices, etc.
And while you're at it, make sure that your backup copy is secure. We started working with a salon and some of the numbers were looking goofy (this is a technical term that we accountants use). Anyway, unbeknown to us, the salon had an employee that was embezzling. Before we could determine exactly who or what the problem was, the employee sensed that we were closing in on her. Her boyfriend, a computer geek, not only tapped into the computer and erased all of the data, he also had access to the backup copies and corrupted them as well. We lost all the evidence and it took forever to recreate the history and get the backup up and running.
It takes a few minutes a day to backup, but I guarantee that you will be happy that you did.
Larry Kopsa CPA
