- Nov 24, 2002
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As my HDs are filling up, and I contemplate upgrading them, I am compelled to revisit the topic of media backups.
I think when it comes to media, I am fairly typical. I have:
- 150GB of family pictures/videos
- 60GB of iTunes music
- 15GB of family l documents
This is not including things like iOS apps, Adobe Premier data, or other myriad files and folders deposited in my media libraries by various software.
The core of these media collections remains unchanged year-by-year, while I add at most 40GB of pictures, 10GB of music, and 3GB of documents each year.
I've created snapshot backups of my media folders from time to time, but the truth is, I don't have a backup strategy. In the past I have been told I should back up to DVDs monthly, or I should back up to a NAS nightly, or I should mirror my media drive to a second drive installed in my desktop continuously, or I should use a subscription-based online service.
I've tried some of these things, to various degrees of success - I could never get the mirroring thing to work properly, and the backup to NAS was painfully slow and sometimes error-prone.
But I figure my needs are not extravagant, and the backup landscape has surely matured. What is the recommended media backup strategy for "the average guy"?
I think when it comes to media, I am fairly typical. I have:
- 150GB of family pictures/videos
- 60GB of iTunes music
- 15GB of family l documents
This is not including things like iOS apps, Adobe Premier data, or other myriad files and folders deposited in my media libraries by various software.
The core of these media collections remains unchanged year-by-year, while I add at most 40GB of pictures, 10GB of music, and 3GB of documents each year.
I've created snapshot backups of my media folders from time to time, but the truth is, I don't have a backup strategy. In the past I have been told I should back up to DVDs monthly, or I should back up to a NAS nightly, or I should mirror my media drive to a second drive installed in my desktop continuously, or I should use a subscription-based online service.
I've tried some of these things, to various degrees of success - I could never get the mirroring thing to work properly, and the backup to NAS was painfully slow and sometimes error-prone.
But I figure my needs are not extravagant, and the backup landscape has surely matured. What is the recommended media backup strategy for "the average guy"?