What happens to you if you lose your stuff? Seriously, most of
us would lose parts of our lives. Furthermore, getting some
of that stuff back may be very time consuming, expensive, or
impossible.
There are many options for backing up your stuff, manually or
automatically. As an example, Apple engineers were aware of
the need for backups and that most people didn't backup. So
Apple provides mechanisms to help users backup automatically:
1. iOS/iPadOS allows automatic backups to Apple's iCloud.
2. MacOS allows automatic Time Machine backups to an
external drive as well as backups to the iCloud.
Some Popular Backup Options (in the cloud)
(Cloud Backups require good broadband connections)
https://www.apple.com/support/backup/ (now E2EE)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303
https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup.html
https://www.carbonite.com
https://www.dropbox.com/basic
Backup Options (locally)
Always eject BEFORE disconnecting an SSD or Flashdrive
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1595430-REG 500GB
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1595431-REG 1TB
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1595432-REG 2TB
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1595433-REG 4TB
Your Sandisk Portable SSD May Require a Firmware Update
https://support-en.wd.com/app/firmwareupdate
TIME MACHINE
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250 (Time Machine)
Re-Formatting external SSDs
How Do I Format an SSD in Windows 10?
There are two ways to format an SSD on Windows 10. The
easiest is to right-click the drive in File Manager and
select Format. However, this isn't an option if the drive
hasn't been formatted yet, as it won't show up in File
Explorer. In that case, you need to format the drive using
Disk Management.
NTFS is the best option for Windows PCs. If you need to use
your drive on both Windows and macOS, choose exFat.
An Enhanced Performance (and Encryption) Option for Mac users:
Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/erase-and-reformat-a-storage-device-dskutl14079/mac
File system formats available in Disk Utility on Mac
https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/disk-utility/dsku19ed921c/mac
Further considerations:
1. Should you have multiple backups? Why?
2. Should your multiple backups be spatially separated? Why?
3. What is most convenient?
4. What is most secure?
How to Connect External Storage Drive to iPad & iPhone
https://osxdaily.com/2020/05/04/how-connect-external-storage-iphone-ipad
USB-C to USB Adapter
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ1M2/usb-c-to-usb-adapter
Micro-USB to USB Adapter (for Android)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B4GGW5Q
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