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May. 15th, 2019 10:30 amHey guys, can I ask for some tech advice? I need to figure out how to run a reliable backup system for my laptop. I realized last year how much it would suck to lose all my files, but here I am still running like a college student, no net to catch me if hard drive failure. I figure I should do something about that.
My current MacBook Pro stats are:
Available: 215.77 GB (215,772,102,656 bytes)
Capacity: 499.25 GB (499,248,103,424 bytes)
I don't actually need to save the videos I have downloaded, which is a big chuck of data, but I get the sense that it might be easier to run things like Time Machine and just back up all of it?
I've never used cloud storage for anything, due to a superstitious sense that I want my actual files saved on actual physical objects, but if it makes most sense for my situation I could be flexible. I probably only need to update the backup every month or so, none of my immediate time-sensitive work stuff is really involved, it's just my personal a/v ecosystem and back stacks I want saved somehow. I am quite broke, so cost is my biggest factor. All of this is a bit of an anxiety trigger, but it'll be better once I've punched through and fixed the underlying problem. I'm just not sure where to start! What do I need?
My current MacBook Pro stats are:
Available: 215.77 GB (215,772,102,656 bytes)
Capacity: 499.25 GB (499,248,103,424 bytes)
I don't actually need to save the videos I have downloaded, which is a big chuck of data, but I get the sense that it might be easier to run things like Time Machine and just back up all of it?
I've never used cloud storage for anything, due to a superstitious sense that I want my actual files saved on actual physical objects, but if it makes most sense for my situation I could be flexible. I probably only need to update the backup every month or so, none of my immediate time-sensitive work stuff is really involved, it's just my personal a/v ecosystem and back stacks I want saved somehow. I am quite broke, so cost is my biggest factor. All of this is a bit of an anxiety trigger, but it'll be better once I've punched through and fixed the underlying problem. I'm just not sure where to start! What do I need?