How to backup files to a local backup drive? | Microsoft Community [Unofficial] | Page 1

hybrid magnet Jul 3, 2023, 3:04 AM

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How does one backup files to a local backup drive?

It would be preferrable if the method is Universal (Can be done on "Windows", "MacOS", "Linux")

I'm looking for the best way to do it. And for it to be universally the same.

(Disclaimer: This question and similar questions were Googled before asking here, and I did not find the answers I was looking for, or found many different answers.)

old gust Jul 3, 2023, 3:04 AM

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ctrl+c, ctrl+v

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aomei backupper if u want a best one, macrium can probly also do it. These are just for windows

hybrid magnet Jul 3, 2023, 3:05 AM

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CTRL is not going to work in mac

old gust Jul 3, 2023, 3:05 AM

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ofc it is

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it can copy and paste

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just different hotkey

hybrid magnet Jul 3, 2023, 3:07 AM

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This question is more complicated than copy and pasta. The drive has to have a good universal file format, and the way of backing up should not have the backup left failing later, whether it be the way the backup is stored, or etc.

2 exact copies of the backup is already known in this backup method.

And I also want to know if encrypting backed up files in the backup drive is good or not.

old gust Jul 3, 2023, 3:11 AM

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encrypting is good if u lose the drive and someone get a hold of it.

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u can also do the copy/paste using a cli t copy multiple files in mac os using the terminal. No idea what the command is so u might have to figure that one by urself

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for windows it's a simple robocopy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy