[SOLVED] Should I backup nightly from NVME to SSD?

[Rick Scolaro]

I'm looking for some other backup solutions.

My current backup config is a nightly full image from SSD to SATA drive using Macrium Reflect. I'm about to upgrade my system and backup nightly a full image from NVME drive to SSD.

I'm not sure if this is a good configuration for backup, but I have an exact copy of my data refreshed nightly. I'm considering adding an offsite backup method like Backblaze.

If someone could share their backup configuration as a reply to this post, I would like to entertain some other solutions.

Thanks.

 

[jojesa]

I'm looking for some other backup solutions.

My current backup config is a nightly full image from SSD to SATA drive using Macrium Reflect. I'm about to upgrade my system and backup nightly a full image from NVME drive to SSD.

I'm not sure if this is a good configuration for backup, but I have an exact copy of my data refreshed nightly. I'm considering adding an offsite backup method like Backblaze.

If someone could share their backup configuration as a reply to this post, I would like to entertain some other solutions.

Thanks.

I usually create an image of the full system after a major change (update) manually. I don't want to overwrite a good image of a stable system with another that might have a bug or might not be stable.
I do perform a synchronized backup of folders and files (documents, pictures, music, videos, etc) daily.
Only files that have been changed are backed up. No point of backing up files and folders that have not change...specially since SSD have a limited write count.

 

[hang-the-9]

Not sure why you are doing a full image every day that is a huge waste of time and disk wear.

Do a single image of the bare system with maybe only the programs you have installed. Then do a second backup of the files you add. Most backup programs can write only new or changed files. You may want to store two copies of the system image but really the important part is the data. Re-installing Windows and your programs is simple, losing your files is a lot worse.

 

[Peter Martin]

remember that SSD have limited writes, as mentioned above. also take heed of all the advice mentioned above.