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Techies, what's your personal data storage setup (photos, music, movies, docs) and what do you recommend everyone should be using? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Most people realize too late that they didn't have backups of their data or don't realize they can easily setup their own media servers at home. What do you use and suggest? Everything from beginner tech knowledge to advance. TIA

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[–] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Follow the 3-2-1 rule for all data you would be upset to lose. Having a server (really just any networked computer that can receive and store enough data) is the easiest way to accomplish "1" and "2". Then encrypt and send that data offsite to either another server you maintain or to the cloud.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is there a cloud service you recommend?

[–] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I recommend treating the cloud service as just a file host for one or more encrypted backup files/directories. If you do that, then you can use a huge range of hosts without worry.

A nice option is ab S3-compatible host. Whatever is reasonably cheap and well-liked. These hosts often allow you to keep two or more "versions" of your backups at free or reduced storage prices, which is a pretty great layer of added redundancy. They are also compatible with a ton of software tools.

I avoid listing the ones I personally use (I actually do 2 offsite copies) for infosec reasons.