5/31/2023 0 Comments Drobo zoolz![]() ![]() I use CrashPlan from Code42 because it’s perfect for my Drobo 5N, but there are plenty of other off-site backup companies. Purchase an OFF-SITE BACKUP PLAN with online access. I’ve added an affiliate to both versions, but do your research and find one that works for you. The Pro version has a few extra features that are worth it. There are plenty of free utilities that can do this I recommend SyncBack from 2BrightSparks. ![]() MIRROR two external hard drives that are updated automatically when a change is made. It can also be used for a dedicated system that is only used for backing up your system but remember the last part of our foolproof 3-2-1 plan? Have a stored copy off-site. This is a perfect format for off-site backup. As you can imagine this will require more storage than your original hard drive and it can only be read or restored with software. BackupĬreate a compressed copy of every file: Deleted files, multiple changes to that file, every file you ever created. Use this when you are giving away copies. If you change something on drive A, drive B never sees it. Selecting all files from one hard drive and copying them to the other. This is the reason I recommended using two external storage systems earlier. If the main drive fails, we swap and use the mirrored drive until we rebuild a new one. We want our second drive to be the same bit for bit. MirroringĬreating two identical copies that is only updated one way. This is great if you make changes on both drives. If a file or change is detected on drive B, drive A is updated. If a file or change is detected on drive A, drive B is updated. Have I painted a frustration scenario? Which one do I use and when? SyncingĬreating two identical copies that is updated both ways. The software deleted them on the next sync. That worked great until I manually saved files to the mirrored drive. To save space, FULL BACKUP compressed my files and the only way I could see them was with the software that was provided. I looked at my new backup drive and couldn’t read it. ![]() OK, so I fix that by selecting FULL BACKUP. I chose to use file syncing as my backup format. That’s what I thought until I deleted a file on my main hard drive and couldn’t find it on my “BACKUP” drive. The process of backing up refers to the copying and archiving of computer data so it may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. In order for the 3-2-1 Backup to be foolproof, you actually have to follow the simple steps correctly to build a “set it and forget it” backup. So, if it’s foolproof, why are so many frustrated people (I was one of them) calling recovery companies to ask them, no begging them, to retrieve their precious files? The 3-2-1 Backup concept has been around for years and is foolproof (a big advocate worth checking out is Peter Krogh). We need a bulletproof backup plan, hardware that is safe, simple and expandable, and last, easy configurable software to manage it all. How much would I lose if I lost everything on my hard drive? You get my point. If you’re a professional photographer - someone who sold a print or charged for service - this question gets easier. It’s hard to put a price tag on years of memories you captured in photos or the hours of video you took that still brings a smile to your face. ![]()
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