Whatever method you choose, choose it ASAP. I just had an 18 month old external hard drive crash, with absolutely no warning. It had over 25,000 images on it! Fortunately I've always been a bit annal about backups. So I didn't lose anything. So get it soon!
TriX
Loc: Raleigh, NC
Bill P wrote:
stay away from Drobo, their newest drive system has nothing but bad reviews
I had a Drobo raid 4 array. it totally destroyed itself. I was able to put twp of the HD's in cases and get stuff off them but it never worked again.
Total piece of crap.
Good information. NetApp (Network Appliance) actually popularized RAID 4, and it’s a good compromise between large and small file performance IF properly implemented. The trouble with small manufacturer non-commercial RAIDs or NAS with a hardware controller (as opposed to letting Windows do the striping in SW) is that you have to trust your data to not only their custom controller but their file system as well if it’s a NAS, and they rarely have the budget for the kind of extensive engineering, testing and support you need.
I picked up a used NetApp F630 with all the licenses years ago, and it ran in my unheated/uncooled basement for 9 years without a failure - had to retire it because the drives were so small. You could do the same thing today (used commercial equipment is worth squat), but most of the drives would be FibreChannel and expensive to replace. Now if you could find a SATA based low end machine from Dell/EMC, IBM or NetAPP...
JohnSwanda wrote:
Does CCC do something Mac's Time Machine doesn't do?
Yes - a full system restore takes a couple of hours using CCC - apple's TM takes a couple of days - I have done both and TM is badly in need of a re-write.
Also CCC much more customisable for different types of backups and different schedules - sometimes you want manual, sometimes automatic. Ask the users of both how they feel...
Is there a comparable program to CCC for Windows?
Bill P wrote:
Is there a comparable program to CCC for Windows?
No and the maker Bombich Software say they have no current plans to make one.
Not a Windows user at home, but here is a ranked list of what are said to be comparable Windows alternatives - long time since I had a PC here, but back in the day Acronis True Image seemed to be the go, but have no up to date experience - others here will have more up to date info.
https://alternativeto.net/software/carbon-copy-cloner/?platform=windows
Amazon has all sorts of M disc from 3 pk 25 gb to 25 pk
Try Backblaze unlimited storage cloud based
cjc2 wrote:
Synology makes the best NAS servers IMHO. Best of luck.
I totally agree. Have 2 Synologies on site and a back up Synology off site. Everything is seamless and automatic. I keep a hard drive copy for both onsite NAS systems as a separate backup, because I'd rather have one too many copies than one not enough.
Synology products, software and updates, customer service and seminars are top notch.
DWU2
Loc: Phoenix Arizona area
bsprague wrote:
Consider software like GoodSync or SyncToy. Once you have a copy, they keep track of additional changes as you go forward.
I concur - I use synctoy. It's free.
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