Actually, I do have 2 offline backup copies. My Asus laptop listed below has its File History on a Samsung T5 SSD. My new XPS 15 9510 has its File History on a new Samsung T7 SSD. And since both machines use the same Microsoft OneDrive, their File History is identical. I'm covered with my data locally on 3 computers and 2 File History SSDs. Remotely I'm covered with real-time OneDrive mirroring.You could use 2 SSDs that you never connect to your PC at the same time, e.g. connect them to your PC on alternating days. To run File History, you would need to 'Select drive' first then run everything normally.
I used to run like that long time ago following the so called golden 1-2-3 rule of backup (1 master, 2 copies, 3 different media) But one day, during the swap, I dropped an HDD and it died. Since then I follow a platinum 1-3-4 rule of backup where I rotate the 3 external media (now SSDs) However, I leave one SSD always connected to the PC, because I value the hourly backups.
My reasoning is similar, I use BitLocker, and in my paranoia of BitLocker malfunctioning and acting like ransomware, I still follow the golden rule of backup of having the 2 off-line copies. I am sure that MS has added a million lines of code to ensure safe operation of BitLocker, but there is no reasoning with paranoia I love BitLocker nonetheless, go figure
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS 15 9510 OLED
- CPU
- 11th Gen i9 -11900H
- Memory
- 32 GB 3200 MHz DDR4
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050Ti
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15.6" OLED Infinity Edge Touch
- Screen Resolution
- 16:10 Aspect Ratio (3456 x 2160)
- Hard Drives
- 1 Terabyte M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
2 Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB Type-C™)
1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C™)
SD Card Reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
- Internet Speed
- 900 Mbps Netgear Orbi + 2 Satellites
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge (Chromium) + Bing
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Windows Security (Defender)
- Other Info
- Microsoft 365 subscription
Microsoft OneDrive 1TB Cloud
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft PowerToys
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Macrium Reflect
Dell Support Assist
Dell Command | Update
LastPass Password Manager
Amazon Kindle
Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation
Lightroom/Photoshop subscription
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro
- Computer type
- Tablet
- Manufacturer/Model
- Microsoft Surface Pro 7
- CPU
- i5
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Hard Drives
- 256GB SSD
- Internet Speed
- 900 Mbps Netgear Orbi + 2 Satellites
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge (Chromium) + Bing
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Windows Security (Defender)
- Other Info
- Microsoft 365 subscription (Office)
Microsoft OneDrive 1TB Cloud
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft Visual Studio
Amazon Kindle
Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation
Lightroom/Photoshop subscription