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> buy not-cloud-connected(1) WesternDigital backup drive > hook up to computer via spare USB port on the back > set up automatic backups > done! It's my go
by kradeelav 5y ago
> buy not-cloud-connected(1) WesternDigital backup drive
> hook up to computer via spare USB port on the back
> set up automatic backups
> done!
It's my go-to for "not techie" parents and grandparents and never failed me with less than 10 minutes of active work. Pretty easy to migrate into new computers too.
(1)I distrust anything connected to the cloud more than I do stuff I can own.
- ryankrage77 5y ago> I distrust anything connected to the cloud Good idea. The WD My Cloud service was hacked a while back, and some driver owners lost all their data. https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/24/22549677/wd-my-book-live-data-deletion-unplug-lan-cable-threat-actor https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/24/22549677/wd-my-book-live-...