![]() ![]() ![]() You can buy hard drives that are large enough to back up all your files.Ĭons: Not very portable. Price per mb of storage starts getting expensive when you choose the larger drives.Įxternal or Portable Hard Drive - The best option if you want to get the most storage space for your money. Storage capacity for USB drives keeps going up.Ĭons: Even though storage space for USB drives keeps going up, it is still not much compared to hard drives. USB ports will be around for a while so you don't have to worry too much about your USB drive getting outdated. Also scratching a CD or DVD happens all too often, sometimes making the disc unreadable.įlash Drive/Solid State Drive - This is a great option if you use your backed up files often or on multiple computers If you are backing up for the long haul, you'd better make sure you hang on to equipment that will let you read the DVD. In 10-100 years no one will be using a DVD. Shelf life different people argue that the shelf life of a DVD is about 10-100 years. Many DVD players now let you view images as a slideshow on your TV.Ĭons: The storage space is pretty limiting. If you want to store a few hundred (or thousand) pictures, a CD or DVD might be a good way to go. Most people at this point know how to burn a CD or DVD. I will briefly mention some backup methods and software with the pros and cons of each.ĬDs and DVDs - This option really is only good for short term storage or sharing To ensure that our important files are kept safe, it is wise to consider other methods for backup. ![]() in the case of an apocalypse, files are the last thing to worry about, BUT there IS a chance our file storage company of choice might go under). In that case, online storage would do us no good and we could possibly loose important files (ok. Even though online storage and backup is wonderful, there is a chance that we could experience an apocalypse. I recently did a post on different options for backing up and storing files online. ![]()
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