![]() ![]() Of course, that is just another way of saying “on someone else’s computer.” In this case, I mean a server in a data center far from your home. The second backup I suggest is off-site, or in “the cloud,” as marketing departments call it. While File History works quite well in my testing, and can take the place of something like Time Machine if you go through and set it up for every folder you need to back up, Windows still doesn’t really have a utility like Time Machine. A WIRED reader tipped me off to the File History features in Windows, which performs automatic incremental backups on any folder you designate. Windows 11 offers Windows backup, which will back up most of your personal data to your Microsoft account, but it isn’t intended to fully restore your system, should a hard drive fail. Time Machine is smart too it will only back up files that have changed, so it won’t eat up all your disk space. Apple has good instructions on how to set up Time Machine so it will make daily backups to your external hard drive. It’s a wonderfully simple piece of software and possibly the best reason to buy a Mac. ![]() ![]() These days there is software that can automate all of your backup tasks. If you have to make a backup, you probably won’t. If you don’t mind a larger form factor, there’s a Western Digital 8-terabyte “desktop” version that’s not much more ( $155 at Amazon).Ī good backup system runs without you needing to do a thing. I like this 5-terabyte model ( $110 at Amazon, $108 at Best Buy), which will back up this very article later tonight (it’s backed up to the cloud as I type, more on that in a minute). Several of us here on the Gear team have had good luck with Western Digital hard drives. In my case, the company replaced the drive without question.Įven within brand names, though, some drives are better than others. What you get by sticking with the brand names is good customer service. I had a big brand-name drive fail on me recently, and it was only four months old. That said, I suggest sticking with known names like Seagate, Western Digital, and Hitachi. ![]() Unfortunately, what really jumps out of that data is that longevity varies more by model than by manufacturer. Backblaze, a backup company that currently stores more than 1 exabyte of data, and therefore has considerable experience with hard drives, periodically publishes its drive statistics, which have some helpful numbers to consider. If you want something small, see our guide to portable hard drives (which don’t require external power). Our thanks to Backblaze for sponsoring MacStories this week.The hardest thing about this step is figuring out which hard drive to buy. Start a free 15-day trial with Backblaze today by going to /macstories. Get peace of mind knowing your files are backed up securely in the cloud. With Backblaze, you can extend your file retention period for one year or forever!īackblaze has over an exabyte of customer data backed up and counting – that’s 1,000,000,000 gigabytes! They have restored well over 50 billion files for customers and they come recommended by major publications like The New York Times, Inc., Macworld, Tom’s Guide, 9to5Mac, and others too. You can also have your backup sent to you at home on a hard drive overnight! Never worry about finding lost versions or deleted files. For this simple, low monthly price Backblaze will backup your movies, music, photos, videos, projects, and all the other data you have! You can restore files from anywhere in the world and directly download them from the web or their mobile apps. Backblaze offers unlimited computer backup for Macs and PCs for just $6 a month with no gimmicks, add-ons, or gotchas included. ![]()
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