Need advice on raid and computer backup.

Reise Martin · Mar 18, 2016

Info:

I currently have a wd black 1tb hdd with windows 10 installed and a ton of small configurations here and there that ive forgotton all about but make a big diffrence for me. Saved passwords on the files ect loads of non recoverable stuff if somthing happened to the current hdd. With this being said I have a 2tb wd green that is wiped clean and goes unused. If raid requires another 1tb wd hdd to be purchased I can or anything like that ect.

Questions:
How can I best ensure my data and configuration settings ect are secure safe and reliable. How would I make a complete backup to the 2tb wd green hdd? Do I need a raid system in place and how would I do it ? Thanks

jasonkaler · Mar 18, 2016

RAID will only save you in case of a hard drive failure. It will not protect you in other situations e.g. data wiped by a virus or accidental deletion.
It is easy to set up: Add the second drive, then in disk manager, free up enough unpartitioned space to fit 1tb. This may require deleting all partitions on the drive. Then right click on your main drive and select mirror.

As I said though, this only protects you against hardware failure and not any of the other things that can go wrong.
If you are only planning on doing a once-off backup, you can set up a mirror as above, then remove one of your drives (e.g. the 1TB). when you boot, windows will boot to the 2TB and you can go back to disk manager and select "break mirror". It will then boot with no questions asked.
You will then have your original drive as a backup and the 2TB as your working drive

Another option is to install the second drive and use windows backup to backup your entire system to it.
This is probably the quicker option and you can back up as often as you want.

Reise Martin · Mar 18, 2016

jasonkaler :

RAID will only save you in case of a hard drive failure. It will not protect you in other situations e.g. data wiped by a virus or accidental deletion.
It is easy to set up: Add the second drive, then in disk manager, free up enough unpartitioned space to fit 1tb. This may require deleting all partitions on the drive. Then right click on your main drive and select mirror.

As I said though, this only protects you against hardware failure and not any of the other things that can go wrong.
If you are only planning on doing a once-off backup, you can set up a mirror as above, then remove one of your drives (e.g. the 1TB). when you boot, windows will boot to the 2TB and you can go back to disk manager and select "break mirror". It will then boot with no questions asked.
You will then have your original drive as a backup and the 2TB as your working drive

Another option is to install the second drive and use windows backup to backup your entire system to it.
This is probably the quicker option and you can back up as often as you want.

So I just backup to the 2tb drive and remove it or do i leave it plugged in to keep backing up

13thmonkey · Mar 18, 2016

raid is for availability not backup. That's the best way to consider it.

jasonkaler · Mar 23, 2016

Reise Martin :

jasonkaler :

So I just backup to the 2tb drive and remove it or do i leave it plugged in to keep backing up

That's up to you. It's probably a bit safer to disconnect it - that way viruses can't get to it.

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