Back-up Storage Options

wongataa

Undervalued said:

wongataa said:

londonman81 said:

So I'm looking at other back-up storage options.

Options I'm considering are:

1. SSD external drive, which I hear are more reliable (I don't know how long they're expected to last..?)

1. Cloud storage, which seems more permanent but also seems to need a
   fast upload speed and an on-going subscription

1. Large capacity USB drive.
   I don't know what the difference is between a 1TB USB drive and a 1TB SSD other than cost, unless I'm missing something...?

What is the best option for backing up family photos and videos?

Are there any other options once I've not mentioned, that should be considered?

Thanks!

You need several backup solutions - some of them off site so if your house goes up in flames you don't lose the backups with the originals.

A couple of normal hard disks are good.  They are cheaper then SSD drives for the same capacity.  A cloud solution is worth exploring too.  Any backup disk of whatever type should be periodically check to make sure it is still OK and be replaced if it is found to be failing.

I use external hard disks and Backblaze for backup.  Backblaze is an online backup provider.  The initial upload takes a while (dependant in you internet upload speed and how much data you want to backup) but after that only new/changed files are synced so it is quicker then.

Need! Really?

Obviously it is up to the individual how many belts and braces they want to put on. If there is to be no possibility at all of your trousers falling down then maybe five of each will do it. Although it may make getting around a bit slow!

Ideally yes.  If not the you risk losing it all in a fire/flood/etc.  How much you are willing to risk losing it all in an incident due to lack of backups is up to each person.

Zandoni

I use three bitlocked drives which I use in an external caddy.

I rotate them once a month, or more frequently if required.