Your backups are up-to-date, right? What setup do you use for them?
crashplan
Copypaste once a month
>>54993816
The documents that matter are kept in an external drive, dropbox and on the computer itself. Everything else is expendable.
Stop hoarding.
>>54993816
i have nothing worth backing up
I have my main 1TB drive that holds the OS and shit, and games. My 4TB green holds Torrents, Software, ISOs, and etc.
I have a 1TB external that I copy over shit from the 4TB with copy and paste.
Are there better ways? I want a drive that holds most of my most important shit just in case.
>>54993840
>no error checking
>file permissions get funked
Might as well not make the backup
>>54993909
It's just images.
>>54993816
Crashplan with a custom cert.
What's a backup?
>>54993909
All I have is literally a plain text document with all my logins and passwords.
>>54993816
Crashplan to my seedbox hosted off site once a day and the occasional backup to mega.
>>54993966
>>54993816
Crashplan off-site, one weekly backup on an external hard disk, and one monthly backup on a server.
I'm surprised so many people use Crashplan here.
>>54993855
Syncback Free.
Yes but it takes 24 hours to back up and encrypt the backup.
I have a 500 GB and 1 TB external HDD with isos, movies, series and some documents, also the most important documents are in google drive and dropbox
i don't have much to save. maybe some ideas for songs i had a few years ago but i don't really care. songs will come to me when i need them
Time Machine for my OS X drive, to a 1TB partition on a WD Red drive in an external caddy. Occasional manual rsyncs for my media drive(s), to a 2TB ExFAT partition on the same Red drive.
No backup for my Windows boot drive, because I don't give a shit about it. It's just for vidya.
>>54993816
rsnapshot(rsync-based tool) + cronjob
>>54993816
rsync
>>54993816
Time Machine backup every hour with the latest backup synced nightly to one of four rotating remote backup servers
>>54994314
same here.
>>54993816
i have a copy of my music collection at an external drive and things i need the most at google drive
>>54993909
Not the guy you're responding to, but I am worried about this.
Here is my setup: two 1TB external hard drives of different brands, one of which will be kept offsite.
Here is my problem: the data i want to back up is spread across an SSD and HDD. The HDD alone is greater than 1TB, so I can't just clone the drive. I don't have more than 1TB of data I want to back up. Is there a program that can pick and choose what data I want to back up and schedule regular syncs? This is on xubuntu.
WD 1Tb External HDD to store all my movies on and an (old) Emtec Move Cube as backup
Planning on getting something better to store the backups on next week
>>54993989
>plain text document with all my logins and passwords
Kill yourself
>>54994422
Write a small rsync script. There are options for specifying exclusions and crossing filesystems
>>54994422
That is literally impossible to do on Linux.
I keep a synced documents folder on a flashdrive, my PC and my laptop.
I use rsync and some bash scripts.
>>54993816
Daily incremental back-ups.
Monthly a full backup.
Backup is made on a raid 1 nas.
>>54993816
my stuff is on my pc, synced with my NAS, and my NAS is daily incrementally backuped to my other NAS
I need one of these. I used to just use a thumb drive but I fubared the cheap fucker with LUKS
>>54994464
kill yourself
I have two old laptop HDDs which I swap in a caddy on alternating months. Seasonally (or bi-seasonally if I don't have lots of new things to backup) I'll write the most important files to a DVD and stow it in my safety deposit box.
More than keeping them current, I'm most careful about making sure they're functional. I'll check random files throughout the backups to make sure they open.
>>54994461
Thanks. I'm having a look at the rsync page and this looks like something I can do.
Create Synchronicity - Backup & Sync
pretty lightweight program.
rsync once a month.
Have several encrypted backups of furry porn.
>>54994464
get fucked. It's easy to do in bash with a cron job.
>>54994641
>cron
>not a systemd service file
>Genesis 6:19
God wills it. I am prepared for the flood.
>>54994780
Terry?
>>54993816
Time Machine to a VM on my server and then all those VMs get backed up to a FreeNAS VM with a DAS attached to it. Good enough for me.
>>54993855
use synctoy
>>54994914
I've read a lot of bad stuff about network Time Machine. Do you trust it? I ended up going with a local (USB3) disk for TM plus rsync to a network drive.
>>54993816
ntfsclone for windows
fsarchiver for /boot and /
rsync for /home
rotating system of multiple external drives. Feelsgoodman.
>>54994068
>>54995130
What does this do
>>54995936
>What does this do
Tickles your balls while you jerk off.
weekly backup of files and system image to a network drive using windows backup program. usually run a time machine backup at least once a week on my macs
my linux boxes dont really do anything important enough to warrant caring
Simple script for making LVM snapshots and backing them up to USB HDD with Borg backup.
>>54993816
I use Intronis.
File changes are checked multiple times per hour and then backed up off-site.
Weekly backup of important files to external HD + backup of OS
Other documents in Google Drive, I don't really back that up because I trust Google not to fuck up THAT bad
Why is manually copypasting not a good idea? I inspect all the files I backup to see if they work.
>>54994438
Why though? It's safer than storing them online dumbass.
Freefilesync , with a no ads thanks to a 0.01 € donation. Works wonders.
>>54993816
Less than a month old on EHDD. Thanks for reminder though.
tfw just accidentally found this thread while waiting for one of my backups to complete.
>>54996308
it's a meme, mate. Contrarians will deny anything that is the norm. Ignore them
>>54993816
Time Machine and iCloud
Sue me
>>54996308
Well for one it means you haven't automated it, and two it doesn't handle moved/deleted files (you'll end up with duplicates).
>I inspect all the files I backup to see if they work.
Really? Every single one? Every time? I find that hard to believe. Also, there's plenty of opportunity for subtle corruption that you may not notice on a quick glance.
If you're just copying your collection of movies across, maybe you don't care. If you're talking about work docs, it's just not good enough.
>>54996602
Dude you are literally retarded. All you need to do is to compress everything into one huge file and then use a checksum to verify integrity.
>>54993816
Github.
All my files are free as in freedom
Month outdated, my server went down and I've been too lazy to fix it
>>54993816
i dont have any backups. would be expensive to have 2 or more drives with same content
Windows Backup and Restore
just werks
>storing backups in the cloud
>>54993816
>onsite
>backup
Choose one.
>>54997598
The threat model that is addressed by an onsite external HDD backup is failure of the internal SSD/HDD(s) of the system in question.
>>54996315
Encrypt the file at least
>>54998493
I'll encrypt my dick in your ass
>>54994464
>rsnapshot or rsync
>cron job
I'm a Linux pleb and still managed fine.
>>54997514
I don't think I have EVER restore my windows installation from a windows backup. Data alone I'm sure just werks but system restoring has always thrown some kind of error at me to the point where I would just clean install.
>>54993816
Nope,my hdd just died
lost about 1-2months worth of shit
I use Time Machine to back to a 1TB external. I know it's a shitty setup but I've trying to work out how to use rsync. I really need more drives.
>completely abandoned physical backups
>it'll take 6 years of monthly payments to equal the cost of one physical drive
>house could be ransacked or burnt down and my data would still be safe
feels good
>>55001065
Time Machine is not shitty but if/when you do have the space I would consider supplementing it with a second method.
>>54993816
WD Elements 1TB for my music/TV/movies.
Need to get a new drive ASAP since I'm basically out of space now, probably gonna get a WD Blue 2TB since they're cheap.
What's a backup solution for very large amounts of data? Like 5TB+. Is the only option mirrored RAID
>>55001113
>Blue
Consider Red? £13 more for another year of warranty and better durability. Budget HDDs are a false economy.
>>55001176
Is it really worth the price difference??
>>54993909
chmod * 777
>>54998493
I made three copies and they all have three layers of encryption with AES, Serpent, and Twofish; just that in different orders. Every layer of encryption uses one of the other two files (in the same layer) as passkey, so the only way to decrypt them is if you have the 3 files from the top layer and start using them to decrypt each other in the right order.
The file at the end of the series is encrypted with a password that only I know, and I keep the files in different storage units around the house. It doesn't get any safer than this.
>>54993816
500gb drive in the ultrabay
500gb on a external drive
1tb drive in an old pc
I dont have any cloud backups because if the house is destroyed, chances are I'm dead already.
>>55001252
Seems kinda overkill
>>55001219
Where are you finding these? Amazon is so much cheaper.
>>55001330
aud
>>55001219
That seems expensive anon. Is there nowhere else to get them from?
Anyway I'd say Blue is okay for your *main* media storage, but your backup should be Red or Black.
>>55001219
The blue is 5400 RPM and nothing but 5400 RPM. High performance - in 2005. If you're gonna use it for backups and nothing but backups, 5400 will be fine, if slow. But you're gonna regret it if you try using it as your main drive.
>>55001113
"Elements" is a clone of "STORAGE", right?
I ask because I recently talked to someone who stored their media on an external drive /instead/ of their main one, and thought that meant it was backed up.
Drive use cases as I understand them:
SSD: Boot, application, working data
WD Black: Games, other data that needs to be fast but is too large for SSD
WD Blue: Media
WD Red: Backup, NAS
HGST: High reliability for backup, but also high price
WD Green: Worst of all worlds (except power consumption); do not use
Seagate anything (including rebrands such as many Samsung products): Do not use
Toshiba: [Can't comment]
Anyone got a rec for a good filesync program on Windows?
I use Cobian Backup right now, it works but hasnt been updated since 2011. I just want to schedule backups from one drive to another internal drive. Bonus points if it does network drives.
>>55001497
I know this is currently a meme for personal use since they are so expensive, but what about the multi terabyte samsung SSDs that were recently announced, and potentially buying something like that in a few years with the price drops? Would they be any good for backup?
>tfw you'll never own a tape drive
Is copying the device (/dev/sd**) a bad way of backing up?
>>54996116
>Borg backup.
Seconded
borgbackup is perfect because it operates on a block level and can handle incremental changes to VM images
I collect all borgbackups on my desktop HDD, and regularly rsync that to an external USB HDD that is hidden outside of my apartment
>>55001252
>they all have three layers of encryption with AES, Serpent, and Twofish
Then they aren't plaintext
>>55001645
I don't understand why they cost $2,000+
>>55001645
I'm just going to get a used one for like $20 or $30
I just deleted my WD external backup thinking it was my a partition on my internal one after a fresh windows install. Testdisk is doing a deep scan looking for a backup bootlist. I hope it works.
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bitch plz
http://burp.grke.org/
>>55001839
"Backup" means you have another copy.
>>55001839
By wiping your internal drive for a reinstall, you deliberately put yourself in a position where your data existed in only one place at once. Avoiding this is the exact reason we make backups. You needed to copy your data to a third drive before wiping the main one. I have very little sympathy.
>>55001881
>>55001925
Yeah, it was pretty sloppy on my part. Can't believe I did it. I had it all on a third hard drive that failed not long ago and I haven't replaced it. Live and Learn.
All my core stuff is stored on a home server which also holds weekly backups of my laptop & girlfriend's netbook. All server data except backups, is backed up monthly to a nas unit that stays powered off when not in use. Everything happens pretty much on autopilot. Just power on nas unit once a month, logon to server via RDP, launch Macruim Reflect v6, select drive I want to backup, click incremental or differential and then go and do something else while it works. Most data doesn't change all that much so it takes maybe 20-30 min at most to complete. Now a full backup would take maybe 4 days to do. Server also has raid and I use Shadow copies/Previous versions features. plus disk quotas.
Desktop has it's own backup system in place which is handled by Windows built in backup utility so to minimize data loss. I use Previous versions on it as well. I have system image of all my pc's and server so if a system fails I can restore it in no time.
>>55002029
Me again, I keep some data, such as financial, in three locations. Desktop (which has own backup), Server, and finally the Nas unit. I use Sync Toy to keep it all the same.
New computer = new disk, copy across all old files that seem useful. Put the old hard disk in a cupboard. A decade later, old disk is incompatible with modern interfaces, try and remember what was on it, mostly fail, then chuck it. Never lost anything I missed.
2 Time Machine HDs + some stuff on various clouds.
What's the cheapest online storage with the most space?
>>54993816
>Your backups are up-to-date, right? What setup do you use for them?
nope my 1tb drive is full and and need a 3tb one soon too bad I don't have 300NZD FUUUCK
its mostly .music videos. porn, Home pictures of family etc and old back ups and some game mods RA2 i made for my self
all my images are a collection of ten years worth of stuff
tried of storing them only on DVD's and my small flat can't spare anymore space for more DVD backups
I've been trying to get my pc upgraded before july ()my sons birthday and wifes birthday) so i don't have money to play around for getting another back up.
so basiclly i'm screwed if shit hits the fan.
all my games are on the cloud server on steam so they are expendable.
I've got oh maybe little over 7TB of stuff so the whole cloud backup thing just isn't an option for me. (btw, who the fuck decided on "cloud" as a name for just a server or server cluster) Plus there's the risk of data being hacked and your just outta luck then.
>>55001925
why do people pretend we can only have sympathy for people who suffer because of accidents and not because of bad/ignorant choices they made
I make a monthly system image of my server on a 8TB external hard drive kept in a gun safe. The rest of the computers in the house back up to the server weekly so everything is ultimately backed up to the external drive.
>>54993816
I mirror my laptop to my home server (dead older laptop) with unison.
>>55001839
I'm this post. Just thought I'd update to say that testdisk found a backup boot sector after a deep scan that I was able to restore. All my data was on the drive still. Dodged a bullet, won't make that mistake again...
>>54993816
yes
I copy my anime, music and memes once in a while over to a 2tb passport that I should probably deprecate with an internal hd at some point in the future
I have 6 identical backups of my computer. 3 of them are stored in my house and the rest are spread out across my country. They are regular hard drives with full disk encryption and stored offline.
I don't trust cloud storage. It's a botnet.
A 4tb external connected to my router/switch setup. Weekly backup from my wife's and my systems. Used to work at a big box store and got it cheap because it was clearanced. Like only 20 bucks clearanced.
>>54997468
welcome to raid
>>54993816
>>54993816
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A thread on /out/ about burying HD outdoors for safety.
>>>/out/783156
Actively backing up a 250GB SSD and two 2TB HDDs to a 5GB HDD. Full monthly with daily incrementals.
The stuff I actually give more than a single fuck about I back up to an external HDD manually, which remains disconnected most of the time.
The stuff I REALLY care about also gets put on Jewgle Drive if safe to put there, or put on Blu-ray discs.
Any archival storage I put on M-Discs because I fell for the meme and have no regrets.
Going to be expanding my storage a lot soon, and will probably switch my active backup from internal to NAS.
When I bought a Samsung Blu-Ray burner they gave me a free "M-Disc", some sort of "undestroyable" Blu-Ray, so I backed my most important shit on that disc. :x
>>55001497
Meanwhile, in my universe.
>SSD: Boot, application, working data, games, and other data that needs to be fast.
>HGST: Media
>WD Blue: Backup
Am I doing something wrong?
>>55001252
>Autism: The post
Arcserve Unified Data Protection.
>>55001497
>falling for the color meme
>falling for WD
Top pleb
>backups
>not just storing everything directly onto the cloud in the first place
>>55006292
>SSD: Boot, application, working data, games, and other data that needs to be fast.
No problem there, if you can afford it
>HGST: Media
Probably overkill
>WD Blue: Backup
Not ideal, since Blue drives are built more cheaply.
>Am I doing something wrong?
If possible (i.e you have other backups for both drives), I'd swap the HGST and Blue. Otherwise, don't worry about it.
>>55001381
>The blue is 5400 RPM and nothing but 5400 RPM. High performance - in 2005. If you're gonna use it for backups and nothing but backups, 5400 will be fine, if slow. But you're gonna regret it if you try using it as your main drive.
Slow drives with questionable TLR status is bad juju for long term storage.
>>54993816
daily robocopy /mir of important shit to an external
when I get fibre I'll add some cloud backups to that
>>55003094
>btw, who the fuck decided on "cloud" as a name for just a server or server cluster)
Cloud is a lot more pleasant sounding than data mining storage or data raping.
>>54996308
>I inspect all the files I backup to see if they work.
Yeah, let me just open tens of thousands of images, videos, music, and code repos one-by-one.
I just clone my internal HDD to two external HDDs. Do most of /g/ not do this?
>>54993816
The media files are in a 2Tb raid 1 bitlockef config. The document files are on the cloud in Google drive and periodically backed up on the raid 1
>>55007616
I think CuckShed has a nice ring to it and is more acurate.
Where are all your important documents? They're in the CuckShed where you left them, silly.
>>54998605
Oh shit anon
Haven't been backing up for 10 years
No files lost
Usually I use commonsense pro™
Free unlimited google drive that I use for some random shit I don't want to lose. Otherwise fuck it, everything is easily replaceable.
>>54993816
Freenas. Auto backups and it keeps them read only so fuck encryption viruses.
>>55006718
and if cloud is responding with just question marks then what?
>>54994422
Unless your drive is padded with random data, this would take care of the fact that most of the drive is empty
dd if=/dev/sdaX | gzip > mybackup.part
But seriously, use rsync and a cronjob
>>54993816
robocopy
Disk image once a week.
an external 500GB drive with movies and games that i finished, not used in years.
An internal 1TB drive with all of my current media
250GB SSD with all my documents, last backup by copypaste about 3 years ago
>>54993816
All my physical machines and VMs are incrementally backed up daily with macrium reflect to my (t420) Server running ws2012r2 onto a parity (kinda Software RAID 5) storage space attached over 3x USB3. Those Backups are then copied to the symform cloud (free, because I contribute).
It just werks.
I have a 24TB NAS. 8TB for archiving, 8TB mirror'd, 8TB active projects
And then on my actual desktop 3TB and 5TB drives both of which are mirror'd. THE JOYS OF PRODUCTION~
>>55009552
>24TB
Shit. That's, what, $1000 for the drives?
Google drive and drop box both hold all important data with a synchronized folder and then other misc stuff is copied between other hard drives. At no point could my drives catastrophically collapse and have me lose anything.
>>55009758
Honestly? I don't know. I don't count it up I just buy it as I need it.
I just have a 1TB drive full of porn and 4chan shit. For darknet stuff I have an encrypted 32GB flash drive that I hide on the house and periodically change its location.
>>55009521
>Windows Server
Nice oxymoron
