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The original was posted on /r/datahoarder by /u/Pale-Medium-7455 on 2023-08-14 20:44:43+00:00.
Hi,
I've almost lost all my files (I think) and now I don't want to risk again..
I'm a graphic designer and I started 5 years ago, over this time I did accumulate more or less 1TB of files, that I want to keep safe. recently I had some corrupted issue with windows and there was a possibility of losing my files, I had no idea how to proceed so I bringed to a repair shop, that luckily saved everything. I asked them to keep the hard disk with ''old files'' and install me and copy a new one (keep as a backup).
But I want to do something different, I need something that is easy to use, that I can turn on and off daily (sometimes we have electrical problems and happens quite often that the electricity come and go, I will buy a power continuity but still I want to be able to turn on and off easily).
I don't need something massive, 2tb is more than enough and doesn't need to be cloud based, I don't mind cable or attaching usb or whatever.
I don't really need a nas, and all das that I'm seeing look difficult to set up or not really something easy to turn on and off.
Looks like a external storage (hard disk-ssd) could be a good fit but is it something that I can trust?
I'm also not really sure about uploading everything on the cloud, even tho seems quite tempting.