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  • NeedsPractice
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    • Apr 2021
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    Best Overall Amazing Back Up Setup? 1K-4K Budget! Software + Hardware? Help!

    I remember a lot of people before when my hard drive failed told me that I could do a couple of amazing things with backing up data. What stuck out is two things...

    1. Software that will backup your data live via a cloud solution or over the internet without having a corporate cloud product.
    2. Get a storage tower with hard drives and load them up.

    What I mean is there software out there that you can install on your computer. You tell it which data you want backed up. Lets say your main PC with (2) hard drives and (8) hard drives connected to it via a tower.

    Then you have and (10) hard drives connected to the internet or your LAN to which this software will automatically copy all of your data 1 for 1 match, live, not compressed from your current PC and (8) hard drives to your (10) hard drives in another location.

    Live and in the current moment. So if you make a change or add a file, it automatically copies the differences.

    Does this make sense? If not, what is simply the best hard drives I could buy, the best hard drive storage or bay system to hold them, and what is the best software that I can do this with that is non compression and not cloud base that cost a monthly fee.

    Thanks!
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    • diif
      Badcaps Legend
      • Feb 2014
      • 6978
      • England
      #2
      Re: Best Overall Amazing Back Up Setup? 1K-4K Budget! Software + Hardware? Help!

      What's the size of the data that requires backing up ?

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        • stj
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          • Dec 2009
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          • Albion
          #3
          Re: Best Overall Amazing Back Up Setup? 1K-4K Budget! Software + Hardware? Help!

          https://www.truenas.com/truenas-core/
          https://rigorousthemes.com/blog/best...s-alternative/

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            • Hondaman
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              • Sep 2008
              • 1061
              • USA
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              Re: Best Overall Amazing Back Up Setup? 1K-4K Budget! Software + Hardware? Help!

              I am trying to understand TrueNAS-Core -- the free version. It sounds like it will be a good file server, but I'm not too sure about backup. Maybe True NAS could be considered both. I don't understand some of the terms. I installed on an FM1 fanless PC (17 by 17 cm board), formatted two identical 500 GB SSDs for storage, and I'll be using them as duplicates, which I think is RAID 0.

              If you really need 10 drives to store your files, you are probably much more familiar with this. Some of the terms they use like "Pools" makes my brain blow a 20-amp fuse. I simply have no idea.

              But True NAS does look powerful, scalable, versatile, and if I want to set up Plex Media Server, it will work on this system.
              Last edited by Hondaman; 06-24-2023, 11:12 PM.

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                • stj
                  Great Sage 齊天大聖
                  • Dec 2009
                  • 30993
                  • Albion
                  #5
                  Re: Best Overall Amazing Back Up Setup? 1K-4K Budget! Software + Hardware? Help!

                  pools usually just refers to groups.
                  like if 6 months from now your 500gig(x2) gets a bit full so you add a couple more drives.

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