backup

  1. honest1

    Amazon S3 for personal file backups

    Hey everyone, I'm planning to back up a few gigs of my photos and documents on Amazon S3. Since I'll probably never need to access them, I'm looking for the cheapest storage option. I'm totally fine with slow transfer rates and even waiting times if it keeps costs down. I know S3 is...
  2. M

    Inverter and battery setup for home (microwave)

    I am in Bangalore in an independent house, and there are power cuts when there is a downpour. Looking to buy an inverter battery setup. Usage: 3 lights and 2-3 fans 1 laptop and 1 monitor A microwave (input 1200W) Microwave will be used for about 20 mins, if at all. Most days, it won’t be...
  3. napstersquest

    WhatsApp backups to be counted in GDrive Storage use. Alternatives?

    https://www.livemint.com/technology/apps/whatsapp-to-end-free-google-drive-storage-in-2024-heres-how-to-manage-your-files-11704160511511.html Meta and Google have ended the free unlimited space for google drive backups for WhatsApp. (It only was available for non end-to-end encrypted backups)...
  4. Rud3dawg

    FS: Storage Hardware 2x 4TBs +1x 2TB WD HDD (Internal HDD)for sale

    Up for sale , my Backup HDDs Purchased several years ago 2014, 2016, 2018 WD Red 4TB - 4500 INR SOLD WD Green 4TB - 3000 INR SOLD WD Green 2 TB - 2500 INR Both the 4TB Red and 2TB Green didn't see much of activity , only for backing up WD Green 4TB was in my HTPC for 2 years Will be...
  5. R

    Need help setting up CCTV storage and backup

    Hi, I have CCTV cameras installed in 3 bordering cities. Now I want to install a system through which I can access and store the footage from one location. All the three locations have good network connections, NVR and the main location also has a server setup. No coming to the questions I have...
  6. Leon

    Copy large video files

    We need to transfer a large folder about 300 GB of video files from Laptop that work with windows 10 to another Laptop which work with windows 11 .Windows Explorer works ok but it may freeze when transferring large files and the remaining time shown is not reliable. I am looking for ways or any...
  7. rr9

    0-20k VFM low cost Data Archival/Backup System ? What do you do?

    The ongoing conflict made me realize the pitfalls of cloud storage. You might loose access to them due to a lot of reasons outside of your control. Thus I am considering creating a local redundant backup/archival system. Plan to use rclone to sync with Google Drive / One Drive / etc. Havent...
  8. deusExMachina

    Is there a way to shift Whatsapp to a new phone without losing old conversations?

    This is something I've been wondering about a while. Media (gallery) is easy enough to shift but is there a way to shift Whatsapp to a new phone while preserving all the ancient chat histories? Also would be nice to know if there was a way to back them up as well. I've tried using the 'backup...
  9. deusExMachina

    Windows Made a script to do backups and perform checksums, could use help testing it

    Hi, This is essentially a follow up on my previous discussions here and here. The primary goal is to protect important data using backups. Linux has a lot of options for this purpose and file systems like ZFS/btrfs helps a lot. On Windows, the options are limited to several paid...
  10. nsas02

    Can my home inverter be used as a PC UPS?

    Hello folks, Currently I have a home Inverter setup (150Ah tubular battery + Luminous Inverter) and my PC (+ modem, TV, Home Theater) is connected to this along with fans and lights throughout the house. During power-cuts this acts as backup and have been very helpful during these wfh days and...
  11. F

    offsite backup recommendations

    want to backup family photos offsite backblaze b2 is cheap but they store everything in a single data center which imo is dangerous.what are other recommendations
  12. ZeroZakri

    Replacing Robocopy

    Copying NTFS permissions from windows server 2012 to windows server 2016 still a problem using Robocopy, which lead us to do it manually but now it is over because it is not just one share, it is about 16 shares now !!! Also, I can't find a way to make Robocopy backup any needed folder...
  13. vaibhavyagnik

    Review How to Backup your Data so that you never face data loss again

    This is part 1 of sound back up practices. Future videos will have tutorials to backup personal data.