So, about 2.5 years ago I had one of those terrible moments … the moment when I realized the last time I backed up my data was about six months prior. This realization came, of course, after my computer was no longer working. Losing six months of work/data is a sickening feeling. Not pleasant at all. However, it taught me a valuable lesson. One that I now take seriously — some may say — a little too seriously.
My backup system now consists of at least four copies of current files and three copies of archived files, with at least one copy of each being an off-site copy.
The setup:
- Laptop: has current/recent working photo and design files
- 2 Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II 2TB external drives (each has two 1TB drives set up to mirror each other).
- First Drive backs up laptop through Time-Machine
- Second Drive has archived photos and design project files - 750 GB Western Digital Passport (off-site backup).
- Contains copies of current/recent working photo and design files as well as copies of archived photos and design project files
