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How many copies of a backup?

How many copies of a backup?

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How many copies of a backup?

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- The next question is how many copies of the backup do I really have to have to be safe? Well, the working volume is the original set of files. A backup copy of the working volume protects against user errors, like accidentally deleting a group of images that you need because you thought you were flagging them and instead you rejected them and deleted them from the disk. All you have to do is open the backup and transfer the missing files into the working drive, so everything's saved. The second backup is stored offsite. It protects the first two from tragedies like fire, mudslides, earthquakes. Anything that could destroy all of your data in your area where you work, that's what the offsite backup protects. If there's not a lot of data to be stored, the third backup can be kept in the cloud. There are a couple of warnings that I want to share with you, however. Upload and download speeds are a huge factor. Remember that upload speeds are usually a fraction of download speeds, so it…

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