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Overview
“If it ain’t broke, don’t
fix it.” Wrong! Leave that
attitude outside of computing. You can
see the surface of your file, but not the
supporting structure. The interior seems
arcane, it is arcane, but you can XE "file maintenance" protect yourself. The tools are available, and they work, if you use them.
You want to be sure the
numbers are there to work for you, and you
may want to exclude others from access to all
or part of your data. Your files face
risks ranging from a logical crash of the
hard drive to a disaster that annihilates all
of the physical assets of your
business. You can implement protection
from data damage, XE "data damage" and can limit the access to your data. And you can make your data more accessible by separating the old stuff from current activity. These functions are handled as follows:
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Available function
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Requirement met by function
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Passwords
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Access Control
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Back up files
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Hard drive disruption or damage
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Second back up, stored remotely
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Protection
from fire or
other disaster,
or from malicious
damage.
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Condense Data
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Old data removal, for more efficient operation.
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