On 11/30/2017 08:53 AM, Mayayana wrote:

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With an external hard disk you then depend
on a single backup that could fail. A power surge
could kill it while it's connected. A mechanical
failure could happen. An external disk is for expansion
or mobility, not for backup.

For backup, have TWO external drives and alternate the use of them. That
way, you almost always have two different backups (in case something
happens to one). Don't connect both drives to the computer at the same time.

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