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<blockquote data-quote="Jonik" data-source="post: 1013277" data-attributes="member: 138449"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I'm getting to a point where I don't have the ability to back up everything I have... and am running out of space alarmingly fast <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>So, I've been thinking about how to go about fixing this, and getting the best solution in case anything goes wrong, but also so that I won't have to buy any more hard drives in the near future!!</p><p></p><p>I have:</p><p></p><p>-500GB MBP, with 185GB free</p><p>-500GB WD (iTunes), with 100GB free (but still moving stuff into iTunes)</p><p>-1TB WD (Time machine), with 70GB free</p><p></p><p>-On top of this I have a 250GB WD which is holding music software, but is currently not backed up in any way.</p><p></p><p>As my iTunes drive is filling up, and my Time machine is running out of back-up space (not sure where it has all gone tbh) I was thinking of the following:</p><p></p><p>1) Buy a 2TB hard drive to become my time machine drive.</p><p>2) The 1TB drive become iTunes drive</p><p>3) The 500GB WD drive becomes a CCC bootable drive (worth having?)</p><p>4) Both the macHD and the 250GB HD are backed up as well</p><p></p><p> -- The time machine at full capacity will have to hold 1.75TB, but realistically will only be about 1.3TB at 'full' capacity (ie VERY large itunes)</p><p></p><p>However...I'd now be running 4 powered hard drives with this set up...!</p><p></p><p>Is there another way in which I could sort all of this out, or is the above in fact the best way to go about it?</p><p></p><p>Also, I've seen things about RAID, and drives that hold more than 1 HD and treat them as one. Are these worth a look? </p><p> </p><p>Thanks! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jonik, post: 1013277, member: 138449"] Hi, I'm getting to a point where I don't have the ability to back up everything I have... and am running out of space alarmingly fast :( So, I've been thinking about how to go about fixing this, and getting the best solution in case anything goes wrong, but also so that I won't have to buy any more hard drives in the near future!! I have: -500GB MBP, with 185GB free -500GB WD (iTunes), with 100GB free (but still moving stuff into iTunes) -1TB WD (Time machine), with 70GB free -On top of this I have a 250GB WD which is holding music software, but is currently not backed up in any way. As my iTunes drive is filling up, and my Time machine is running out of back-up space (not sure where it has all gone tbh) I was thinking of the following: 1) Buy a 2TB hard drive to become my time machine drive. 2) The 1TB drive become iTunes drive 3) The 500GB WD drive becomes a CCC bootable drive (worth having?) 4) Both the macHD and the 250GB HD are backed up as well -- The time machine at full capacity will have to hold 1.75TB, but realistically will only be about 1.3TB at 'full' capacity (ie VERY large itunes) However...I'd now be running 4 powered hard drives with this set up...! Is there another way in which I could sort all of this out, or is the above in fact the best way to go about it? Also, I've seen things about RAID, and drives that hold more than 1 HD and treat them as one. Are these worth a look? Thanks! :) [/QUOTE]
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