![]() ![]() ![]() "Now, I work on one session from one of the bands and need to back it up. I know this must be file transfer 101, but this shows my complete lack of understanding in all of this. Sorry if that was long winded and hard to understand, but I truly do not know much at all about backing anything up, which is in fact a little embarrassing and very foolish of me to just now be asking about it haha Would I then just drag all of that drive over again to the backup drive, or would I just drag over the song session folder of the band that I worked on to the external backup drive and drop it over the previous backup folder version? Does a mac know which files to copy over and see that things have changed and only update what's necessary, not touching any of the other song folders etc.? Now, I work on one session from one of the bands and need to back it up. I drag all of the band folders to a new external backup drive. If I have a drive with a bunch of sessions on it, and I copy the whole drive over to another external drive, what is the best way to back up a session after doing more work? Do you just click and drag the whole drive over to the backup drive and does it update only what has been changed, or do I just drag over the session I've worked on?įor example, say I have a drive with 10 bands on it divided into artist folders, and each band has 10 songs with each artist's folder respectively. This is a lot of great info! I admit, I do not know a lot about any of this. one might use Apple Photos with iCloud, as well as storing local copies on the Mac). syncing, my understanding is that one should avoid using these with your Pro Tools sessions - otherwise, they can also form part of a backup strategy (e.g. ![]() Macs now have options to sync Desktop and Documents folders with iCloud, however like OneDrive, Dropbox, etc. In a nutshell, a combination of Time Machine(s), CCC clone(s) (maybe multiple copies - possibly one for onsite and another offsite with more occasional backups) and a 'last resort' cloud copy of important data, provides a fair 'belt and braces' approach. * Panic Transmit - can also sync local data with these cloud services, as well as ad-hoc copies, transfers between cloud accounts (via local Mac), etc. Arq had an unfortunate transition to V6 (from V5) involving backwards compatibility, however I expect V7 is now reliable using the updated structures. retaining old versions of files, and if you store keys in Keychain shared across all your devices, it's also convenient for occasional remote access to files. Arq can emulate Time Machine functionality e.g. I have been using this on several Macs with Backblaze's B2 storage, which emulates AWS S3, so a bit more complex than 'turnkey' options but providing access to cheaper storage and maximum flexibility for those who don't mind more complex tinkering. * Alternative to cloud backup services - Haystack Software's Arq utility, works with many cloud storage providers, including OneDrive (1TB typically included with Microsoft subscriptions, for example). I tested various file comparison apps and settled on DirEqual in the Mac App Store, which has evolved considerably since it was launched, is actively developed and has become a very useful tool with lots of functionality for many types of comparisons. wanting to validate the contents of an SSD that had been idle for a couple of years, against a clone of the same data on a spinning hard drive. * Verifying drive contents - CCC includes an option to verify data as it copies, however I've also found myself e.g. Sticking to the equally good advice to use different types of media + multiple storage locations, I've also found some other tools useful over the years. through APFS transition, snapshot usage, bootable external drives, etc.) Lots of good advice here, and the popularity of Carbon Copy Cloner speaks for itself (+ Mike Bombich and his team have always provided excellent support/advice as Mac systems evolved e.g.
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