What backup method does everyone use?

[Mp4]

Howdy,

What backup method does everyone use?

The last few weeks i've been trying to sort out my messy backup situation.

I have 4 external drive and am looking at a back solution to cut down on the drives i have on my floor+ plug sockets

C: - So far i have my C: - with all apps and stuff on desktop.
2TB - 1.81 - Almost full i tend to drag all final jpgs to this drive.
4TB - 3.63 all LR catalogues,images, C: image to backup from.
4TB - 3.63 a clone of LR catalogue,images.

People have said for me to get offsite backup, looking at Crashplan at the moment.

Also been said about Microserver or Synology DiskStation DS215j 2 Bay Desktop Network Attached Storage.

Been racking my brain out over this and its not a backup method i know but not sure if my drives will fail at any time etc. This will backup i hope all of my 10TB(ish) that i do have eventually.

OR just a simple 6TB drive with a backup of everything and keep at friends/parents.

 

[Mp4]

Geez well I need to get something done then!

Using Syncback SE at the moment but not sure if its what I need but seems to be (backing up) okay at the moment.


For my C: - System/Apps.
I downloaded Macrium but for some reason i can't clone my HDD so spent a morning leaving it on to make an Image & Boot disk.

EaseUS - Looks interesting too!



As for offsite - None

Really not sure how to go about it or what i really want to achieve.

Crashplan = £4 a month

Or do i spend £140 on a Microserver or Synology! case and get a few HDD's

 

[Mp4]

well at the moment my LR Catalogue comes too 761GB alone (inc images)

I've had the pc on most of the afternoon backing it all up and then notice it had stopped ... ran out of space on the 2TB

So now shall re think my backup again.


Still not sure about NAS or just spend money on CrashPlan. But £40 a year or save for a NAS.

 

[Mp4]

I currently have:

1x 3TB NAS - Backing up constantly via Genie Timeline Pro to 1x 3TB Hard Drive
1 copy of all original Raw files on Hard Drive at work
Lightroom catalogs are stored and used from Google drive, which are backed up locally whenever I close the catalog. (This folder of drive is also monitored and backed up to my online backup too)

Well I had never heard of Genie Timeline before and looks brilliant! So might invest in this as well as EaseUS.

& thats a brilliant idea about the Catalogue to Google!

 

[Mp4]

^ i have just set it to:

Every time LR exits and showed the catalogue to GD(google drive) and it seems to work fine.

As you only backup to GD and not using it off GD it doesn't do much else.

But am slowly backing up the catalogue+images locally.

 

[Mp4]

Hodders im just looking at the DS414 seems expensive for just an enclosure at the moment £300 odd.

 

[Mp4]

I can seem to get DS414 for £250 second hand.

And have EaseUS backup now which I will do today and backup

genie at £50 seems expensive for what it is.

 

[Mp4]

I shall wait for Genie, but in the mean time shall look at Synology.