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<blockquote data-quote="HarborFront" data-source="post: 1048570" data-attributes="member: 55987"><p>I'm in the process of setting up the above. Note that it's for System Images only, no files backup/restore. My ordered HDDs will arrive somewhere end of the month.</p><p></p><p>1) Device: LG GRAM 17 10th Gen laptop with 1xTB3 port. Recently reset and is now sitting there waiting to implement the above.</p><p>2) ) Backup Hardware: 2xbackups with 2x4TB external HDDs. 2xG-Drive Pro with TB3 for daisy-chaining. WD G-Drive Pro 3.5” 7200rpm Enterprise-class HDD. Minimum HDD size is 4TB. 4TB TB3/USB-C 3.1 cw 2xTB3 ports (for daisy chaining), 250MB/s spec speed. From the net the a<strong>ctual speed is about 200MB/s</strong></p><p>3) RAID Set up: None. Independent drives allow the troubleshooting of each drive’s physical condition and image integrity possible. Also, the risk of ransomware attack on separate drive is lower. However, it’s slower with manual backup to 2x HDD drives.</p><p>4) Software: Macrium Reflect Home</p><p>5) Images: Verified, encrypted, without compression and Macrium Image Guardian protected. Test restore of images to be done per cycle</p><p>6) Utilities/Browsers: All utilizing portables like registry/disk cleaners for general cleaning, on-demand AV/AM scanners, VLC player, SUMo, SumatraPDF, FreeTube, WinRAR, IDM, IrfanView, Revo Uninstaller Pro, Ungoogled Chromium/LibreWolf/Mullvad browsers etc</p><p></p><p><strong>ALL utilities/browsers will be put into D: drive so backing up is NOT required</strong></p><p></p><p>What needs to be backed up?</p><p></p><p>1) System (OS) backup without 3rd-party software except Macrium Reflect Home – 70GB</p><p>2) Backup with each new 3rd-party software installed</p><p>3) Backup installed 3rd-party software update, if any, listing the updates</p><p>4) Backup minor OS update</p><p></p><p>Images History List - This is just a fictitious list.</p><p></p><p>30 Jul 23 - OS Image 22H2 build 23621.1928 + Macrium Reflect Home v8.xxxx – 70GB</p><p>31 Jul 23 - Image w Shade Sandbox v8.xx</p><p>1 Aug 23 - Image w Mullvad VPN v 9.xxx</p><p>2 Aug 23 - Image w ExpressVPN v10.xxx</p><p>3 Aug 23 - Image w Norton AV Plus v17.xxx</p><p>4 Aug 23 - Image w OS minor update 22H2 build 23820.xxxx</p><p>6 Aug 23 – From here onwards image as and when there’s new software interim builds and minor OS updates</p><p></p><p>7 Sep 23 – Reset system and clean image with large OS update 23H1. Then reinstallation of 3rd-party software proceeds with new cycle</p><p></p><p>Estimated images storage size = 980 GB per cycle, assuming</p><p></p><p>- 1xOS large update (70 GB)</p><p>- 4x 3rd-party software installed</p><p>- 3x 3rd-party software updates within a 6-month period</p><p>- 6x minor OS updates</p><p>Total = 980 GB</p><p></p><p>If keep images for 2 cycles, Total = 1.96 TB</p><p></p><p><strong>PROS</strong></p><p> - Great for rollback in the event of a ransomware infection with malware removed</p><p>- Great for rollback if system is not performing normally</p><p>- Great for rollback if want to remove specific software and its registry remnants without dealing with messy registry cleaners which can never 100% remove all registry remnants especially for AV/AM software</p><p>- Since the laptop has only 1x TB3 port selecting G-Drive Pro allows daisy-chaining the 2 drives as each drive enclosure comes with 2x TB3 ports</p><p>- A 4TB TB3 G-Drive Pro is very much cheaper than a 2TB TB3 SSD</p><p></p><p><strong>CONS</strong></p><p>- Once rollbacked all OS/software and updates after the rollback date need to be reinstalled</p><p>- Need to pay for Macrium Reflect Home, 3rd-party software and 2xHDDs (TB3)</p><p>- Need to religiously follow the management of the images otherwise backups will be improper</p><p>- Since it’s system backup scheduling, automatic, differential/incremental backup not done for laptop as backing up is on adhoc basis</p><p>- Because HDD drives are used for backups the speed is slower</p><p></p><p>Any comments are welcome</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HarborFront, post: 1048570, member: 55987"] I'm in the process of setting up the above. Note that it's for System Images only, no files backup/restore. My ordered HDDs will arrive somewhere end of the month. 1) Device: LG GRAM 17 10th Gen laptop with 1xTB3 port. Recently reset and is now sitting there waiting to implement the above. 2) ) Backup Hardware: 2xbackups with 2x4TB external HDDs. 2xG-Drive Pro with TB3 for daisy-chaining. WD G-Drive Pro 3.5” 7200rpm Enterprise-class HDD. Minimum HDD size is 4TB. 4TB TB3/USB-C 3.1 cw 2xTB3 ports (for daisy chaining), 250MB/s spec speed. From the net the a[B]ctual speed is about 200MB/s[/B] 3) RAID Set up: None. Independent drives allow the troubleshooting of each drive’s physical condition and image integrity possible. Also, the risk of ransomware attack on separate drive is lower. However, it’s slower with manual backup to 2x HDD drives. 4) Software: Macrium Reflect Home 5) Images: Verified, encrypted, without compression and Macrium Image Guardian protected. Test restore of images to be done per cycle 6) Utilities/Browsers: All utilizing portables like registry/disk cleaners for general cleaning, on-demand AV/AM scanners, VLC player, SUMo, SumatraPDF, FreeTube, WinRAR, IDM, IrfanView, Revo Uninstaller Pro, Ungoogled Chromium/LibreWolf/Mullvad browsers etc [B]ALL utilities/browsers will be put into D: drive so backing up is NOT required[/B] What needs to be backed up? 1) System (OS) backup without 3rd-party software except Macrium Reflect Home – 70GB 2) Backup with each new 3rd-party software installed 3) Backup installed 3rd-party software update, if any, listing the updates 4) Backup minor OS update Images History List - This is just a fictitious list. 30 Jul 23 - OS Image 22H2 build 23621.1928 + Macrium Reflect Home v8.xxxx – 70GB 31 Jul 23 - Image w Shade Sandbox v8.xx 1 Aug 23 - Image w Mullvad VPN v 9.xxx 2 Aug 23 - Image w ExpressVPN v10.xxx 3 Aug 23 - Image w Norton AV Plus v17.xxx 4 Aug 23 - Image w OS minor update 22H2 build 23820.xxxx 6 Aug 23 – From here onwards image as and when there’s new software interim builds and minor OS updates 7 Sep 23 – Reset system and clean image with large OS update 23H1. Then reinstallation of 3rd-party software proceeds with new cycle Estimated images storage size = 980 GB per cycle, assuming - 1xOS large update (70 GB) - 4x 3rd-party software installed - 3x 3rd-party software updates within a 6-month period - 6x minor OS updates Total = 980 GB If keep images for 2 cycles, Total = 1.96 TB [B]PROS[/B] - Great for rollback in the event of a ransomware infection with malware removed - Great for rollback if system is not performing normally - Great for rollback if want to remove specific software and its registry remnants without dealing with messy registry cleaners which can never 100% remove all registry remnants especially for AV/AM software - Since the laptop has only 1x TB3 port selecting G-Drive Pro allows daisy-chaining the 2 drives as each drive enclosure comes with 2x TB3 ports - A 4TB TB3 G-Drive Pro is very much cheaper than a 2TB TB3 SSD [B]CONS[/B] - Once rollbacked all OS/software and updates after the rollback date need to be reinstalled - Need to pay for Macrium Reflect Home, 3rd-party software and 2xHDDs (TB3) - Need to religiously follow the management of the images otherwise backups will be improper - Since it’s system backup scheduling, automatic, differential/incremental backup not done for laptop as backing up is on adhoc basis - Because HDD drives are used for backups the speed is slower Any comments are welcome [/QUOTE]
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