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"I've been somewhat okay about backing up our home data," writes long-time Slashdot reader 93 Escort Wagon. But they could use some good advice: We've got a couple separate disks available as local backup storage, and my own data also gets occasionally copied to encrypted storage at BackBlaze. My...

I've been considering biting the bullet and buying an NAS [network-attached storage device], and redesigning the entire process — both local and remote. DesertNomad is using "an ancient D-Link" to connect two Synology DS220 DiskStations Darth Technoid attached six Seagate drives to two Macbooks. "Basically, I found a way to make my older Mac useful by simply leaving it on all the time, with the external drives attached."

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