Advice Request How do you back-up your files?

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How do you back-up your files?


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FrankS

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I manually back-up, encrypt the "needed" files and store them physically disconnected. I always make two copies. In case of an infection or corruption, I format and perform a clean install.
Nearly the same here. My needed files, setups and confidential data are stored on second partition of my system storage. Additionally I copied the content of my second partition to my external storage. Confidential files are encrypted with Steganos Safe.
 

DardiM

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I use Acronis True Image 2016 to make encrypted backups to an external USB3 HD (System + useful tools, and data separately).
In case of infection (that didn't occurs for several years) : system back-up restoration ( < 10 min)
 

LASER_oneXM

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I'm synchronizing (using FreeFileSync) my data every 2 or 3 days on an external USB-drive (2.5 inch): then i unplug it.
Additionaly once a week i'm sychronizing every machine on 2 other external drives and store them in different places.
The result: i have 3 separate backup drives for/with personal data....
Every 4-6 weeks: i'm using Acronis image software (Acronis true Image free (Western Digital edition)) to make full system
images of my machines. Then i store this images on 3 external 3,5 inch HDDs.
I'm also using "O&O disk image 10.5" (paid version) to make images of my system drives.
 

DardiM

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I'm synchronizing (using FreeFileSync) my data every 2 or 3 days on an external USB-drive (2.5 inch): then i unplug it.
Additionaly once a week i'm sychronizing every machine on 2 other external drives and store them in different places.
The result: i have 3 separate backup drives for/with personal data....
Every 4-6 weeks: i'm using Acronis image software (Acronis true Image free (Western Digital edition)) to make full system
images of my machines. Then i store this images on 3 external 3,5 inch HDDs.
I'm also using "O&O disk image 10.5" (paid version) to make images of my system drives.
You forgot to write about the safety-deposit box where you put you externals drives ;)
 

broughie

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I sync my files every few days using synctoy on external hard drive ,(extremely simple to use and reliable) having lost files years ago when a backup prog failed.Financial and personal folders & files I encrypt with axcrypt & sync as such. I disk image every month or so with easeus todo and alternate with macrium freeware .
 

FrFc1908

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I have all my important files backed up to an encrypted external hdd. for my machine I use Aomei One Key Recovery Professional. I voted for paid software , but I was one of the many lucky ones , to get this fabulous program free from their giveway the held a while back ;)
 

LASER_oneXM

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You forgot to write about the safety-deposit box where you put you externals drives ;)

.. i stor all external backup drives in four different places in stable plastic boxes. The boxes are filled
with soft materials like soft plastic bags, polystyrene...., ......, .... i think i'm quite paranoid but i 've
never "lost" a backup drive ....so far.... :D
 

LASER_oneXM

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  • USB Flash drive
  • OneDrive via browser (manual) instead of system sync (actually, I uninstall OneDrive from my system as you don't need it to use OneDrive manually)

i also wanted to use USB flash drives for backups. But i found the information on the internet that
USB flash drives have a much higher risk of losing data (all data or parts of stored data) than hard drives.
Therefore i decided only to use HDDs for backups: 2,5 inch drives are very fast/easy to use (USB 3.0, no external power supply needed)
and of course cheaper and much faster than average USB-sticks. The main disadvantage of HDDs: if they fall down then it's
(in most cases) over.....
 
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i also wanted to use USB flash drives for backups. But i found the information on the internet that
USB flash drives have a much higher risk of losing data (all data or parts of stored data) than hard drives.
Therefore i decided only to use HDDs for backups: 2,5 inch drives are very fast/easy to use (USB 3.0, no external power supply needed)
and of course cheaper and much faster than average USB-sticks. The main disadvantage of HDDs: if they fall down then it's
(in most cases) over.....

I save very little data. Perhaps a word document here and there until I print it out and do whatever I need with it. I save no video, music, etc. That's why I can clean install OS without any concern of losing anything...
 

DardiM

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i also wanted to use USB flash drives for backups. But i found the information on the internet that
USB flash drives have a much higher risk of losing data (all data or parts of stored data) than hard drives.
Therefore i decided only to use HDDs for backups: 2,5 inch drives are very fast/easy to use (USB 3.0, no external power supply needed)
and of course cheaper and much faster than average USB-sticks. The main disadvantage of HDDs: if they fall down then it's
(in most cases) over.....
I think all you have described makes your personal data well "protected", if any problem occurs on your PC :)
It worth to be "paranoid", because nobody is 100 % free from been infected ;)
 

jelson

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Jun 14, 2011
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Currently, I'm using SyncFolders to do my data backups (Note: I moved my user data off the system drive):
  • does versioning
  • create custom rule sets
  • it's free!
  • and a huge thing for me, it's portable!!

I regularly mirror all my data files to an extra HDD (USB 3 dock) and periodically I archive them to another HDD
 
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