Hello everyone. I am not an IT pro, but recently put together this proposed, personal system image and data backup plan for a couple of computers in my home. The laptop has two 240GB SSDs (1 OS, 1 Data), and the desktop has a 256GB SSD (OS drive) and 1TB and 2TB data drives. I also have an external 2TB and (as of today) external 6TB HDD. These are both connected via USB3 when needed. I keep the 2TB drives synced with my video files using SyncToy. This allows me to take the external drive on trips so that I can work on videos while on the road.
I do a lot of video work and a big chunk of my data is videos or video production related files (audio, jpg, png, etc. etc). My current storage requirement for these files is around 640GB.
The only part of the proposed plan that is not in place yet, is the unlimited Cloud storage. I've been looking at Crashplan for this purpose but want to do some more research first.
If you have experience and insight in to this topic I would appreciate any feedback on my proposed plan.
Thanks in advance!
I do a lot of video work and a big chunk of my data is videos or video production related files (audio, jpg, png, etc. etc). My current storage requirement for these files is around 640GB.
The only part of the proposed plan that is not in place yet, is the unlimited Cloud storage. I've been looking at Crashplan for this purpose but want to do some more research first.
If you have experience and insight in to this topic I would appreciate any feedback on my proposed plan.
Thanks in advance!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 10 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Studio XPS 8100 in Corsair 200R Case
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-860 processor, (8MB Cache, 2.80GHz)
- Motherboard
- Dell (Chicony - DH57M01)
- Memory
- Corsair 16GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz-4x4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 760, 2GB DDR5
- Sound Card
- OEM Integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell ST2410, 24" Flat Panel Monitor
- Hard Drives
- 256GB Samsung SSD 840 Pro-MZ-7PD256BW,
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Blue-WD10EALX,
2 Western Digital 2TB Black WD2003FZEX,
1 Western Digital 6TB Green
- PSU
- Corsair CX600M (600 Watt)
- Case
- Corsair 200R mid-tower
- Cooling
- OEM
- Internet Speed
- Broadcom Netlink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet Card.
- Other Info
- This Dell XPS 8100 was transplanted in to a Corsair 200R mid-tower case in June 2015; The only Dell remnants are the motherboard and cpu, which will be upgraded some time in the future...