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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1620228" data-attributes="member: 46727">Currently I only have a 27&quot; iMac but I keep 5 external hard drives sitting on my desk. I use two for CCC backups (redundant), 1 for Time Machine, and the other two I use for miscellaneous files and general storage. Both of them have the same content.Back in the days of Windows and the dark ages, I used a tape drive to make backups and also a special program that would compress and make backups to DVDs.&nbsp; I guess I'm a bit&nbsp; paranoid about losing data. But having come from a long career of working with computers (main frames, mini's, and finally desktops) I learned long ago that computer hardware is unpredictable. Losing data from a main frame without a backup generally meant you were soon out of a job. (fired)&nbsp; Your backup plan is good but there's always room for improvement. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> So yes, redundancy is a good thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1620228, member: 46727"] Currently I only have a 27" iMac but I keep 5 external hard drives sitting on my desk. I use two for CCC backups (redundant), 1 for Time Machine, and the other two I use for miscellaneous files and general storage. Both of them have the same content. Back in the days of Windows and the dark ages, I used a tape drive to make backups and also a special program that would compress and make backups to DVDs. I guess I'm a bit paranoid about losing data. But having come from a long career of working with computers (main frames, mini's, and finally desktops) I learned long ago that computer hardware is unpredictable. Losing data from a main frame without a backup generally meant you were soon out of a job. (fired) Your backup plan is good but there's always room for improvement. ;) So yes, redundancy is a good thing. [/QUOTE]

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