tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post4728644384710124163..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: How to back up your data at home, Part I - How to pick a storage deviceBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-43139486213413132792017-05-29T13:37:00.077-04:002017-05-29T13:37:00.077-04:00So if your backup is plugged into the router, won&...So if your backup is plugged into the router, won't it be affected if one of your other devices is /hacked or virused?<br /><br />AntibubbaAntibubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194983440707702769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-41374610121605097712017-05-24T15:57:38.369-04:002017-05-24T15:57:38.369-04:00Flickr may be going away soon. Remember, "two...Flickr may be going away soon. Remember, "two is one" applys to online services too.Ratushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546867391478669489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-25901515111247303202017-05-24T00:07:37.588-04:002017-05-24T00:07:37.588-04:00My preference is for the smaller WD Passports. Th...My preference is for the smaller WD Passports. They are self-powered, USB3.0 and about the size of a package of cigarettes....and leave a lot more space in my fireproof file cabinet and credit union safety deposit box. I've been using them for years<br />Another thing to think about it the dependability of both the drives you back up to and the drives in your computer. Do a search on hard drive dependability. I won't buy anything but WD, HGST and Toshiba.<br />Finally: If your PC use entails a lot of programs and data, and you have a desktop machine with multiple drives, think about organizing your drives the next time you start anew. Years ago, I came to the place that I use the C drive for the OS, and then other virtual dives for recovery, paging, data and apps. That makes the OS easy to backup and restore...and makes rest of your storage independent of a OS crash. I have an SSD for the OS (C:) and recovery (D:) and paging (F:). Then a second SSD for apps (G:) and personal small data (H:) like Word documents and HTML source. Finally I have two big 5TB hard drives for images.<br />A small (1-2TB) Passport does for multiple backups of the SSD. two big passports do the hard drives.Stewart Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830186006689502072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-14475681405301856722017-05-23T21:56:29.334-04:002017-05-23T21:56:29.334-04:00"Photographs are often times irreplaceable. ..."Photographs are often times irreplaceable. They also take up a lot more room than other documents. Importance level: VERY HIGH."<br /><br />A frequent conversation where I work: "All my pictures!". "The hard disk is toast, and I can't get anything off it. A recovery service would cost $$$$$." "Uhh, no thanks."lee n. fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652025469454858807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-23778744651511549092017-05-23T14:30:37.483-04:002017-05-23T14:30:37.483-04:00Photos: pretty much all your digitized photos can ...Photos: pretty much all your digitized photos can be uploaded to Flickr. Those you don't want others to see can be kept private via the settings.<br /><br />For both both categories 2 and 3, the simplest back up may be hardcopy paper and ink. If they ever need to be redigitized, scan them.Jeffrey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721363904964114392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-18071951689540072552017-05-23T11:32:49.867-04:002017-05-23T11:32:49.867-04:00I'd lower the importance of the iTunes vs CD r...I'd lower the importance of the iTunes vs CD ripped media. Unless something has changed you can click "Purchased" on the iTunes store tab and re-download everything not on the machine you logged in on. Far quicker and easier than ripping a couple hundred CDs a second time.matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728874582771285332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-92030830107378198292017-05-23T11:18:34.553-04:002017-05-23T11:18:34.553-04:00Good stuff and timely. Laptop old and wheezy with...Good stuff and timely. Laptop old and wheezy with a replacement contemplated. Next "system" should be more systematic in backups. Tacitus<br />Tacitushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17007086196578740689noreply@blogger.com