Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Stephens
Ken,
Just be sure the the external hard drive is not next to your computer (use a long cord) where if the computer is stolen they will probably sweep up the hard drive along with everything else. Then there is fire and food. I am currently using MAC time machine and a hard drive but I think I may add cloud backup.
Charlie Stephens
|
Yep, good suggestion. I have one external drive that is hard wired to the computer that holds my data files. The computer's internal drive only holds the application programs (Windows, Office, other programs, etc.) I have a second external network connected drive that is for my automatic backups. The network connected drive is connected to my router, not directly to my computer (I can backup my wife's computer through the network also). All drives are far enough apart that it would not be easy for a thief to get everything at once. So if they take one external drive, they likely won't get the other one.
Thanks,
Ken