Backup advice

lumencreative · 22 Dec 2017 at 21:47

Looking for suggestions please....

Building a new pc and looking for a backup solution. Would I be better getting an external usb Drive, an extra internal drive, or a nas?

My pc will have around 1TB data to backup.

bledd · 22 Dec 2017 at 23:16

External USB . Unless you want a NAS anyway..

Veeam Endpoint is free and awesome.

Grrrrr · 4 Jan 2018 at 15:03

Also consider cloud backup e.g. https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup.html

dannywaugh1 · 15 Jan 2018 at 17:10

I use a combination of external usb drive and blackblaze. Been using this setup for years and it's been great!
Backups are good
Backups of backups are better!

AyeAyeAhoy! · 16 Jan 2018 at 21:16

Depends what you're backing up really.

If it's photos then you can back them up for free on Amazon drive.

If videos, then I think Google drive is free (?)

Or if it's photos / videos which you want to access on other devices (like a tv) then a NAS can be good, or if your router supports it, even a regular external hard drive which plugs into your router to make a DIY NAS.

1tb is really not a lot though, so you're probably best off with a regular external hard drive. Take it to the office or a family member's house if you can, so if your place burns down it'll survive.