cparker wrote: > Look for a 3-2-1 approach, ie. 3 forms of backup, 2 backups onsite and 1 > backup offsite. I use a product GoodSync it will automatically keep > track and just push the changes from source to destination and you can > set this up to run daily/mthly or whatever schedule you want. I have > this setup to run in idle time, so when various family laptops are left > on, the changes are pushed out to them from the main system plus I also > have a backup on a hard disk that lives in the car's entertainment > system. >
I personally use Second Copy (http://www.secondcopy.com/), which has worked well for me. Sounds a lot like GoodSync. In reality, I mostly do copies at the time a file is created/obtained. For CD rips, I make three copies -- one to my main music archive (on my main computer) and a second to the music server. Both of these are flacs. I then have dbPoweramp make a third lossy copy (at 320 kbps) to my lossy archive. When I download files, I process them through MP3tag in the first instance to get the tags right, and then copy to the two flac locations above, and convert to MP3 for the lossy archive. So I have three copies of most everything from the start. Periodically, I copy both the lossless and lossy sets to a small external hard drive (I like to use my 'Thermaltake BlacX dock' (https://www.thermaltakeusa.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00001949), which allows me to use a naked 2.5" drive). I use Second Copy for this, with the setting that adds new files not already on the drive, and overwrites older files that have a newer version on the origin drive. The populated back-up drive then goes to my bank's safety deposit box, and gets rotated every few weeks. These backup drives are 1tb units that are getting uncomfortably full. I may have to go larger soon. R. LMS on a dedicated music server (FitPC2) Transporter (ethernet) - main music listening, Onkyo receiver, Paradigm speakers Duet (wifi) - home theatre 5.1, Sony receiver, Energy speakers Boom 1 (wifi) - workspace Boom 2 (wifi) - various (deck, garage, etc.) Radio (wifi) - home office Touch x 2 - awaiting deployment UE Radio - awaiting deployment Control - 2 Controllers (main listening, home theatre, all others), Squeeze Remote (on Surface Pro 2), Music2Touch (BB Playbook) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RonM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101036 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
