It’s another piece of mind in case of drive failure.

My PC has 2 secondary drives set up in a mirroring configuration (RAID 1) with Windows 10 built-in mirroring. I employ the 3-2-1 method using a PC, a NAS, and Backblaze. There are a ton of options out there for cloud storage. By having your third copy off-site it ensures you will always have your data when disaster strikes.

Now what? Well, good thing you stored your third copy off-site to cloud storage. Fire, flood, or another natural disaster of some kind kills both your computer and local backup.

Now, some disaster strikes and the place where your computer calls home is no longer available. At the very least, you should use an external drive. You could also set up RAID for an little bit more of piece of mind. This is somewhere in your house on your network. If you had your back ups elsewhere, you would have your data.Ī popular option is to use a NAS (Network Attached Storage) for your second device. Or how about a thief breaks in and steals your PC? Depending where you live, maybe another slim chance but a possibility. What happens if your motherboard fries all THREE of your drives? I know, slim chance. You installed 2 extra hard drives in your PC and now all three of your copies on there (main drive + two secondary drives). So you have three copies of your data and it’s all in your PC. Good thing you had a SECOND backup, right? RIGHT? Two Devices But wait, what if your backup has failed? It happens, drives can stop anytime for any reason. Your main drive crashed? No problem, you have two more copies of your data to use as a backup. Two different media/devices used (internal drive and external drive)īy having three different copies you have a solution in case of a device failure. The most common storage method is the 3-2-1 method: Now a days, storage is cheap and well worth the investment for any type of photographer. Having a proper storage solution is extremely important. If you are a (semi-)professional, you could potentially lose money and clients. If there is some disaster and your computer’s drive is no longer accessible then what are you going to do? If you’re a hobbyist, you will be out personal memories. Sure, you can just put them on your computer’s drive and call it a day, but you are putting yourself at a huge risk by not having a storage solution. You have a TON of photos and no idea how to store them.

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