Good to know your data is safe, alacrity8.
This seems like a good time to remind all point-of-sale program users to BACK UP DAILY.
FrameReady includes a quick and easy click-path to transfer all of the essential folders/files to a cloud storage account or portable storage devices. I'm not sure, but my guess is that all of the other major POS providers take a similar approach to backing up their data.
I simply don't trust the cloud, so my personal preference is to make daily backups on TWO devices, either USB flash drives or SD cards. Why two? Because those tiny drives have a habit of failing unexpectedly, so it's always best to have more than one available. One of the backups should go home with the shop manager each day, and the other one can stay hidden in the shop.
This way, if a backup device fails, your data is safe. If your computer dies, you're data is safe. If your business is victimized by thieves or vandals who steal or destroy the computers, your data is safe. Even if the entire shop is lost to a natural disaster like in a hurricane, tornado, flood, or fire, you still have all of your data.
It's reassuring to know that even if the worst happens, you can restore all of your critical business data to a new computer within a few minutes. After all, that data is the lifeline of your business.
