{"id":18480,"date":"2013-05-23T08:16:10","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T13:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=18480"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:25:19","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:25:19","slug":"keep-an-extra-backup-when-traveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/18480-keep-an-extra-backup-when-traveling\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep An Extra Backup When Traveling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14664\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/globe-travel-280x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" \/>There are many reasons that having a <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/15145-have-multiple-backups-for-extra-protection\">backup for your data<\/a> is a great idea. But this shouldn\u2019t just apply when you\u2019re at home, school or the office. It\u2019s also important to have a reliable backup option when you\u2019re traveling.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re on the go for work or pleasure, a back up can save you from losing critical data such as presentations, important documents or even all of those new photos from your trip.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent review, tech website Mac Performance Guide praised the performance of the <a href=\"http:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/Reviews-OWC_MercuryEnvoyProEX-USB3.html?utm_source=diglloyd-mpg\">OWC Mercury Envoy Pro EX<\/a> as \u201coutstanding\u201d and noted its design \u201clooks and feels like an Apple product.\u201d And in an additional article on the site praising the Envoy Pro EX, there is a reminder of <a href=\"http:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/blog\/2013\/20130512_1-OWC-Mercury-EnvoyPro-travel.html\">a good reason to be wary<\/a> of the dangers to your data \u2013 aside from simply damaging your equipment or drive failure. Mac Performance Guide points out that when traveling, often the most likely \u201cfailure\u201d of a drive isn\u2019t failure at all \u2013 it\u2019s theft.<\/p>\n<p>To combat this, Mac Performance Guide recommends that you keep your backup in a safe location away from your laptop altogether. In fact, they point out that with the reliable <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/search\/envoy+pro+retina\">Envoy Pro EX<\/a>, you\u2019re getting a drive so small and light that you can even carry along with you in your pocket, making it the \u201cideal\u201d travel companion.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of things to think about when you\u2019re out on the road. Be sure to follow this sage advice from Mac Performance Guide to keep your Envoy Pro EX <em>and<\/em> your data inside of it safe and sound so you\u2019ll have one less thing on your mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many reasons that having a backup for your data is a great idea. 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Whether you\u2019re on the go for work or pleasure, a back up can save you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"class_list":["post-18480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.2 (Yoast SEO v20.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Keep An Extra Backup When Traveling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mac Performance Guide points out that when traveling, often the most likely \u201cfailure\u201d of a drive isn\u2019t failure at all \u2013 it\u2019s theft.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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