In the event of fire or theft the data should be safe and easily recovered. Physical Backupsįor my most valuable data, I create backups on physical disks that I remove from my house.
It’s much less important for these files to be backed up. iTunes match for music, streaming services, and now iTunes match for video, has changed that equation. My life would continue pretty much as it did before but I’d be kind of disappointed. This includes stuff like OS X installers, eBooks, and hilarious animated Gifs.įor a long time there was an intermediate category that contained all of my music and movies. Maybe once a year I’d need something and not have it, but it’s pretty low value stuff. I could lose it and not notice all that much. I’d survive losing these but I’d be plenty frustrated.īelow that is everything else. The next level down are my personal documents such as tax returns, warranty cards and various mortgage documents. I expect that some time in the future, my child will want them or at least be forced to take them. These are legacy files in the truest sense. I decided what would be life altering if it was lost and what stuff I keep around just because I can.Īt the top of my high-value list are family photos and videos. Data Prioritiesīefore I even started thinking about my backups, I sorted my data.
But there are also some priorities for the source. Those are the basic rules for the backup destination.
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