Redundant backups on each external HD?

I have an external hard drive too...I just don't know how much I trust it. I guess using two makes good sense.

Do you use some kind of backup software to automatically copy files to the external hard drive?

In response to this post by skinsvt

Posted: 01/31/2020 at 9:25PM

Ok Loungers, what service do you use for data backup? -- MP4VT2004 01/31/2020 8:59PM

An infrequent-access AWS S3 bucket with a lifecycle writing to Glacier ** -- Synaesthesia 02/01/2020 11:11AM

United Federation -- MEHOKIE 02/01/2020 09:45AM

Coffee roaster question -- EDGEMAN 02/01/2020 09:52AM

I still have about 300,000 of these left in 30 footlockers - -- PhotoHokieNC 02/01/2020 07:39AM

Wow. You 3D printed a replica of the "Save" button? ** -- HokieDevil 02/01/2020 12:48PM

You are more tech-savvy than you let on. I had assumed... -- MP4VT2004 02/01/2020 08:06AM

I use my backup camera for that, you’re right. -- PhotoHokieNC 02/01/2020 08:10AM

5 1/4 inch floppys. A couple of DSDD is all you'll ever need** -- 81_Hokie 02/01/2020 07:09AM

All iOS devises are backed up by Apple Cloud, my Mac on TimeCapsule. -- B777Fr8Dog 02/01/2020 12:27AM

Shoot me an email when you finally get this set up... -- EDGEMAN 02/01/2020 09:21AM

New modem, switch and router is first upgrade, hopefully later this month, -- B777Fr8Dog 02/01/2020 12:30PM

I subscribe to Google Drive and its all there on all my devices. EZ PZ... ** -- UTPr0sim 01/31/2020 11:31PM

This and I get a TB of storage for $19 / year ** -- BayHokie 02/01/2020 11:27AM

External Western Digital hard drive(s) and/or another off-line computer. -- MikeVT85 01/31/2020 10:56PM

iDrive (inside) -- FfxStationHokie 01/31/2020 9:59PM

I hear the problems start when you try to cancel service. -- MP4VT2004 01/31/2020 10:05PM

I'll cross that bridge when I get to it :) ** -- FfxStationHokie 01/31/2020 10:11PM

Encrypted external hard drives, rotated to an offsite safe deposit box -- Stockleybridge 01/31/2020 9:56PM

Have a link to a $50 1TB SSC purchase? -- EDGEMAN 02/01/2020 09:24AM

These are probably not industry grade.but for personal use -- Stockleybridge 02/01/2020 12:48PM

I use an external SSD. ** -- IB4TECH 01/31/2020 9:25PM

2 separate external hard drives is what we do -- skinsvt 01/31/2020 9:23PM

Redundant backups on each external HD? -- MP4VT2004 01/31/2020 9:25PM

Better safe than sorry. ** -- MikeVT85 01/31/2020 10:57PM

Yeah, I wasn't questioning the setup... -- MP4VT2004 01/31/2020 11:00PM

Yeah, I wasn't questioning the setup -- MikeVT85 01/31/2020 11:06PM

Haha, no worries. Thanks for the response. ** -- MP4VT2004 01/31/2020 11:09PM

Redundant backups on each external HD?

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