Searching for tools to safeguard a two-drive Windows 10 setup
Searching for tools to safeguard a two-drive Windows 10 setup
Hi,
I use a DAW with two 2TB SSD drives on Windows 10. My installation list is huge, including audio samples, VSTs, and VSTIs. I recently discovered my backup setup might not work smoothly after a crash, making a restore to new SSDs difficult.
I’m considering purchasing software that can back up the entire two-drive system as an image, allowing seamless restoration if needed.
I’ve seen Macrium in discussions but have two concerns: it’s an annual license and many DAW providers have moved away from it, which isn’t ideal for me. Also, I haven’t found any evidence that Macrium Reflect supports multi-drive backups online.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Tim
I rely solely on Macrium Reflect.
A multi-drive setup with six drives.
Each physical drive operates independently on its own timetable. Typically from 2AM to 5AM, with a 30-minute interval.
Yes, it has transitioned to a subscription-based model.
🙁
Competitors have followed suit too!
Thank you for the update. USAFRet, 30US is quite a bit—40Cdn per year, and I wonder if the tariff will cover software? Just a joke. It might save some time and stress. Have you experienced disk failures before needing to restore drives? Also, what method do you use for storing backups?
I experienced a physical disk failure and successfully recovered.
A 960GB SanDisk SATA III SSD suddenly stopped working without explanation.
I placed it in a temporary replacement slot and used Macrium to restore everything. Within 90 minutes, all 605GB of data were recovered, matching the state at 4 AM that morning when the nightly incremental image ran.
It also helped when stubborn software caused excessive malware generation, preventing proper uninstallation.
My backups for all home systems are stored in a structured folder hierarchy on my NAS. Each system has its own folder, with subfolders for each physical drive. Depending on the system type—full or incremental—I perform daily backups, with full images every week and weekly backups for my HTPC.
OK, thanks you've sold me.
I appreciate your prompt replies,
Tim
I own a QNAP TS-453a NAS with several additional 4 bay pods.
It has 12 drives, offering around 96TB of storage.
Since January 2017, it's been running continuously.
An external drive works perfectly.
The process involves creating a full image and then applying a series of increments.
In my setup, this happens every 30 days. This allows me to restore any specific drive or the entire system back to its condition from any point in the past month.
The increments require minimal additional space.
For example, a complete drive image of my C takes up 205GB.
With 30 days of increments added, the total storage needed is only 404GB.