Quick Reference Guide for Disaster Recovery Situations
This page contains quick reference instructions on what to do in certain disaster recovery situations.
What If?
Power Surge
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Lightning or a power surge damaged your computer and... |
What you need to do. |
If you have
NuNet's Online Backup, you can... |
| You can not turn the computer on and the system does not boot. |
Your computer's actual hardware is damaged. It will have to be repaired physically. |
Repair your computer or buy a new one. Establish web connection.
Reinstall NuNet's Online Backup and restore your data. |
| Computer turns on but system does not boot. |
You may have to repair or reinstall the operating system software. Consult your operating
system manufacturer or computer vendor for details. |
Once you have your operating system working, establish web connection.
Reinstall NuNet's Online Backup and restore your system settings and data. |
| Computer and system is ok but something is amiss with your files. |
Some data may have been damaged by the power surge. |
You can restore to the latest backup data by running Backup Restore. |
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Virus
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You have contracted a virus and... |
What you need to do. |
If you have
NuNet's Online Backup, you can... |
| You can turn the computer on but system does not boot. |
You may have to repair or reinstall the operating system software. Consult your operating
system manufacturer or computer vendor for details. |
Once you have your operating system working, establish web connection.
Reinstall NuNet's Online Backup and restore your system settings and data. |
| Computer turns on but the operating system is
appears damaged. |
Install and run an anti-virus software to locate and remove the virus.
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After you remove the virus, try restoring your system settings. |
| Computer and system is ok but something is amiss with your files. |
Install and run an anti-virus software to locate and remove the virus.
Some data may have been damaged by the virus. |
You can restore to the latest backup data by running Backup Restore. |
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Theft
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Your laptop or desktop PC has been stolen and... |
What you need to do. |
If you have
NuNet's Online Backup, you can... |
| You need to find the important presentation you have been working all on week and need to
present tomorrow morning. |
Look for any saved files on CDs, disks, or tape drives. If not, see if you can reschedule
the presentation for next week. |
Buy a new computer. Establish web connection.
Reinstall NuNet's Online Backup and restore your data.
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Physical
Destruction
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You dropped your laptop, poured coffee on your keyboard or otherwise
damaged your PC and... |
What you need to do. |
If you have
NuNet's Online Backup, you can... |
| You cannot turn the computer on. |
Your computer's actual hardware is damaged. It will have to be repaired physically. |
Repair your computer or buy a new one. Establish web connection.
Reinstall NuNet's Online Backup and restore your data. |
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Sabotage
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Someone or something has fouled up your system software and... |
What you need to do. |
If you have
NuNet's Online Backup, you can... |
| You can turn the computer on but system does not reboot. |
You may have to repair or reinstall the operating system software. Consult your operating
system manufacturer or computer vendor for details. |
Once you have your operating system working, establish web connection.
Reinstall NuNet's Online Backup and restore your data. |
| Computer and system is ok but something is wrong with your files. |
Data may have been damaged. |
You can restore to the latest backup data by running Backup Restore. |
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Accidental File
Erase
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You or someone else has accidentally erased a file, a folder, or
reformatted the hard drive and... |
What you need to do. |
If you have
NuNet's Online Backup, you can... |
| You can turn the computer on but system does not reboot. |
You may have to reinstall the operating system software. Consult your operating system
manufacturer or computer vendor for details. |
Once you have your operating system working, establish web connection.
Reinstall NuNet's Online Backup and restore your data. |
| Computer and system is ok but something is wrong with your files. |
Data may have been damaged. |
You can restore to the latest backup data by running Backup Restore. |
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