Is there a way to backup my Hard Drive forever?

Ludogorets · May 3, 2014

So i have my HDD 1TB almost full with Games,Movies,Music,Images...etc and i was wondering what if my HDD burns? all that information,i've collected for years will be gone forever. So my question is there a way to backup all my files somehow so i can keep them forever?

Heroesneverquit · May 3, 2014

You can buy some cloud storage and back it up online.

i7Baby · May 3, 2014

Or add another hard drive and use it for Windows back-up

ss202sl · May 3, 2014

There is no backup once, and store it forever. There are many places now looking for drives for tapes they used 10 to 15 years ago - the older tape systems have become obsolete. Even after a backup, you have to update the medium it's on so you can access the backup.

cst1992 · May 3, 2014

Online is the only solution for you. But 1TB will cost you a premium every month.

USAFRet · May 3, 2014

Buy a 2TB external drive
Create a couple of top level folders on it. 1 called BasicImage, the other called MyDocs.
Using DriveimageXML, create an image of the current system in the 'BasicImage' folder. That saves it in its current state.
Now, using something like Syncback Free, aim it at your source folders holding music, images, etc. Target folders wiould be subfolders that you create in MyDocs.

Now give it a schedule...maybe every night at 2AM (or whenever). Everything new or changed gets copied to that external, in whatever folder you have selected.

So you have an Image of the system as it exists today, and updating copies of your 'data'.

cst1992 · May 3, 2014

Anything on local hardware isn't technically 'forever'. Online is, as backing it up is their headache.
However, it costs money, as I've said right now.

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