Archiving data

[adrichardson81]

Hi all

I've got about 12 years of edited photos on my rig (raw, tiff and jpg). I've got a pretty solid backup regime (on-site, off-site, cloud) but I'd like to make an archive copy that I can keep for a year or so.

I'll be using a 2tb removable ssd but I'm a bit worried about bit-rot of the drive is powered off for long petiods. Is it less risky to keep a single macrium image of the photos drive on there, or make a physical copy of all the folders?

Thanks!

 

[adrichardson81]

Thanks - if it helps the ssd is a Crucial mx500, so it's TLC. It's a spare, so cost isn't an issue. Macrium is the same idea as Acronis, so it'll store an image of the drive.

I was worried about a hdd seizing up if it's left too long without use.

 

[adrichardson81]

Thanks everyone - I hadn't thought about doubling up, but that makes a lot of sense.

If I stick a macrium image on there and run a verify every 6 months or so, that should be enough to keep it fresh.