Most people i know make "full backups". I've argued with them repeatedly about what would be critical to lose, and what would merely be inconvenient. I.e. I ba

Most people i know make "full backups". I've argued with them repeatedly about what would be critical to lose, and what would merely be inconvenient. I.e. I backup my photo collection religiously. I keep all my photos in the cloud, and have a machine synchronizing photos locally. That machine then makes 2 backups, one local, and one to another cloud. The same applies to documents, mostly because they're highly compressible and don't take up much space. When it comes to media backups, i honestely don't care if my iTunes library got wiped out. Most of it has been purchased, so can (hopefully) be downloaded again, and the rest has been ripped from CDs that still reside somewhere in my attic. So inconvenient to lose, but not exactly critical. I also don't make "full computer backups". If something breaks i can just as easily reinstall the computer/applications and restore my documents/photos. As for photos, i also burn identical M-disc BDXL media every so often, containing the photos taken since last archive date, and store the copies in different locations. They're low cost, low maintenance, and while not "spinning rust" cheap, they're still within $12/100GB, and unlike spinning rust and cloud, it's a one time cost.