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I know this is an extremely common topic, but i've searched and searched and i can't seem to find anything that caters to my specific needs.
Essentially my main aim is to create a solid backup solution, but as i've been looking into this it is becoming apparent that makes sense to improve the way i store and access my files in general at the same time.
My current setup - I use a Macbook Pro as my main computer, with all of my documents/data split across 2 portable drives - a 1TB for music (almost full), and a 500GB for everything else (mainly photos). The other devices used in the house are 2 iPads and 2 iPhones.
Up until recently this setup suited me as the majority of my macbook use in other locations, so portable drives made sense, but now it will almost exclusively be used at home.
Based on the research i've done so far, (i think) my ideal setup would be to have everything on the portable drives moved to a large NAS, which is automatically backed up to another drive, preferably in another location.
I guess my question is regarding the best way to achieve this setup?
If i understand it correctly - a simple way of doing this would be with just (for example) a simple 4TB network attached drive, backed up on say a weekly basis to normal 4TB drive which is kept at work.
But the more advanced option would be to have the main one as a multi-drive RAID setup, which would mainly give the advantage of reducing/preventing any issues or downtime in the event of a drive failure?
I know that's a fairly simple way of looking at it, but is that essentially the main things to consider with this kind of setup?
I'd really prefer to spend as little as possible, so if there's another way of doing this i'm open to suggestions. In terms of usage, i have all my music organised in iTunes, and i don't really bother with streaming video or anything like that.
I have considered buying a cheap mac mini and running osx server on it as an alternative, but i'm not really sure if it's a viable solution, or what the advantages and disadvantages are over just a NAS?
And in any of these setups, what is the best way of performing and managing the backups (data/macbook/ipads/iphones)?
Apologies for such a long winded post, if anyone takes the time to read it all and offer any advice i'd be extremely grateful
Essentially my main aim is to create a solid backup solution, but as i've been looking into this it is becoming apparent that makes sense to improve the way i store and access my files in general at the same time.
My current setup - I use a Macbook Pro as my main computer, with all of my documents/data split across 2 portable drives - a 1TB for music (almost full), and a 500GB for everything else (mainly photos). The other devices used in the house are 2 iPads and 2 iPhones.
Up until recently this setup suited me as the majority of my macbook use in other locations, so portable drives made sense, but now it will almost exclusively be used at home.
Based on the research i've done so far, (i think) my ideal setup would be to have everything on the portable drives moved to a large NAS, which is automatically backed up to another drive, preferably in another location.
I guess my question is regarding the best way to achieve this setup?
If i understand it correctly - a simple way of doing this would be with just (for example) a simple 4TB network attached drive, backed up on say a weekly basis to normal 4TB drive which is kept at work.
But the more advanced option would be to have the main one as a multi-drive RAID setup, which would mainly give the advantage of reducing/preventing any issues or downtime in the event of a drive failure?
I know that's a fairly simple way of looking at it, but is that essentially the main things to consider with this kind of setup?
I'd really prefer to spend as little as possible, so if there's another way of doing this i'm open to suggestions. In terms of usage, i have all my music organised in iTunes, and i don't really bother with streaming video or anything like that.
I have considered buying a cheap mac mini and running osx server on it as an alternative, but i'm not really sure if it's a viable solution, or what the advantages and disadvantages are over just a NAS?
And in any of these setups, what is the best way of performing and managing the backups (data/macbook/ipads/iphones)?
Apologies for such a long winded post, if anyone takes the time to read it all and offer any advice i'd be extremely grateful
Perhaps a second My Cloud that is powered down most of the time would work for you -- that way you could just start using it as your primary if your main storage failed.
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