30:T754,## Windows * [Windows Backup Solutions](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/choose-a-backup-solution-in-windows-10-31495e5d-370e-3631-c773-44de4301e070) * [Cloud Storage](https://support.office.com/article/615391c4-2bd3-4aae-a42a-858262e42a49) * A minimalist strategy involves backing up your ['*Documents, Pictures and Desktop*' folders](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/back-up-your-documents-pictures-and-desktop-folders-with-onedrive-d61a7930-a6fb-4b95-b28a-6552e77c3057#:~:text=Set%20up%20PC%20folder%20backup%3A%201%20If%20you%27re,your%20files%20sync%2C%20select%20View%20upload%20progress.%20) to OneDrive. * * [Save disk space with OneDrive Files On-Demand for Windows](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/save-disk-space-with-onedrive-files-on-demand-for-windows-0e6860d3-d9f3-4971-b321-7092438fb38e?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us) * [External Devices](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/backup-and-restore-in-windows-352091d2-bb9d-3ea3-ed18-52ef2b88cbef) * New York Times: [The Best External Hard Drive](https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-external-hard-drives/) * 31:[{"id":"1b0953e4706f246d99ddf56c1129047be3ebe2d50735e5f6f73b914f2a82394833bee1e5b5394a13b185333eb7e69629f6aa1ee7bd8eebfb124950096a7fef3c","href":"https://static.observableusercontent.com/files/1b0953e4706f246d99ddf56c1129047be3ebe2d50735e5f6f73b914f2a82394833bee1e5b5394a13b185333eb7e69629f6aa1ee7bd8eebfb124950096a7fef3c","name":"backup.jpg","type":"image/jpeg","lastModified":1650571449535.781,"size":19092},{"id":"2cdcccb8ebb068830538bb0810f77e164b682ab9274b4beb1838978d38d4f95090a8ace70a622402619bd1dee4646e9334d5e6574fe7bd19089837f7c5c49d88","href":"https://static.observableusercontent.com/files/2cdcccb8ebb068830538bb0810f77e164b682ab9274b4beb1838978d38d4f95090a8ace70a622402619bd1dee4646e9334d5e6574fe7bd19089837f7c5c49d88","name":"image@2.png","type":"image/png","lastModified":1674843924458.89,"size":95302},{"id":"5b212cf2b92e188b4be43cb53c5e9cc26fd6411806b3241095ca06b8e62f377ce06e8bc1d4e87b9ba5bc247e573c0f0e015f35cd8e4836f864bca7ef007c2a67","href":"https://static.observableusercontent.com/files/5b212cf2b92e188b4be43cb53c5e9cc26fd6411806b3241095ca06b8e62f377ce06e8bc1d4e87b9ba5bc247e573c0f0e015f35cd8e4836f864bca7ef007c2a67","name":"image@1.png","type":"image/png","lastModified":1674843710671.698,"size":76747},{"id":"27dba900ab39ed16daa7e02d9cb5f0f04deec0dab9dc109f683de8f7a69f375c7ebd329d194505345f9c334f554248b7f635073b6534c1bdfa5de9d8917726dc","href":"https://static.observableusercontent.com/files/27dba900ab39ed16daa7e02d9cb5f0f04deec0dab9dc109f683de8f7a69f375c7ebd329d194505345f9c334f554248b7f635073b6534c1bdfa5de9d8917726dc","name":"Mail Box-Sea Glass Circle.jpg","type":"image/jpeg","lastModified":1674847563525.801,"size":3694645},{"id":"c825b19fd060ae74301c47d4e6c6608a595e4e93b0a818a4c4a400d561baef19926b3bc500fb4f11dfaa10a5f20764a56d24a8467cf72c2fbccf13bb925e773b","href":"https://static.observableusercontent.com/files/c825b19fd060ae74301c47d4e6c6608a595e4e93b0a818a4c4a400d561baef19926b3bc500fb4f11dfaa10a5f20764a56d24a8467cf72c2fbccf13bb925e773b","name":"image@4.png","type":"image/png","lastModified":1675280346346.299,"size":106545},{"id":"0e1a102bdc91cfef925c8f68754d08cb6c5483f666c21815c51d7779eb07f27f32aea431162223b94fd3354b2b4dbd3716c94bb27504b1e1f2b1187219674ef2","href":"https://static.observableusercontent.com/files/0e1a102bdc91cfef925c8f68754d08cb6c5483f666c21815c51d7779eb07f27f32aea431162223b94fd3354b2b4dbd3716c94bb27504b1e1f2b1187219674ef2","name":"image@6.png","type":"image/png","lastModified":1675550474896.488,"size":51884},{"id":"d0d87614c452b10146bf84fffca0cc33111d27fca88e8b2f0ffcaa34d0e461dce421ba74579ab17945ddab25cb24d30c7d7087bb5b60c5ea3121f4a0212a610a","href":"https://static.observableusercontent.com/files/d0d87614c452b10146bf84fffca0cc33111d27fca88e8b2f0ffcaa34d0e461dce421ba74579ab17945ddab25cb24d30c7d7087bb5b60c5ea3121f4a0212a610a","name":"image@3.png","type":"image/png","lastModified":1675174061650.489,"size":24017}] 2e:{"title":"Have a Backup Strategy","cells":[{"id":21,"value":"# Have a Backup Strategy","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":0,"value":"html`

`","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":224,"value":"***'It's not that I'm afraid of my hard drive dying, I just don't want to be there when it happens.'*** \n--A riff on a [Woody Allen quote](https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/woody_allen_122401)","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":244,"value":"","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"html"},{"id":247,"value":"","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"html"},{"id":206,"value":"## [Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_time_between_failures)\n${await FileAttachment(\"image@4.png\").image({height: 500, width: 500})}
\n[--How long do hard drives last for?](https://www.comparitech.com/blog/cloud-online-backup/how-long-do-hard-drives-last/)
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\n[--Backblaze Drive Stats for 2022](https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-2022/)
\n\n[***Tune-Up Your PC***](https://observablehq.com/@mariodelgadosr/pc-tune-up?collection=@mariodelgadosr/best-practices-for-home-computing) will discuss a utility to determine the number of hours your hard drive has been in service.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":66,"value":"## First, Determine an Order of Magnitude of What Your Backup Storage Needs Are\nCan 10 pounds of Potatoes Fit in a 5-pound Bag[?](https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-rhetorical-question-1691877)\n\n--[Data Size Matters](https://ischoolonline.berkeley.edu/blog/big-data-infographic/)","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":173,"value":"","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"html"},{"id":178,"value":"viewof chkTake = Inputs.toggle({\n label: md`So...a picture is worth [2,000,000 ~~words~~ bytes](https://convertermaniacs.com/megabyte-to-byte/convert-2-mb-to-bytes.html)?
Give...or...Take🡽`,\n value: false\n})","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":128,"value":"{\n return chkTake\n ? md`4,000,000 Byte Picture:
${await FileAttachment(\n \"Mail Box-Sea Glass Circle.jpg\"\n ).image({\n height: 300,\n width: 300,\n alt: \"4 Megabyte Image\"\n })} ${await FileAttachment(\"image@3.png\").image({\n height: 300,\n width: 300,\n alt: \"4 Megabyte Image\"\n })}`\n : md``;\n}","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"},{"id":95,"value":"## How Much Stuff You Got?\nLess is More ☞ see [***Tune-Up Your PC***](https://observablehq.com/@mariodelgadosr/pc-tune-up?collection=@mariodelgadosr/best-practices-for-home-computing)\n* [Window Storage Sense:](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-drive-space-with-storage-sense-654f6ada-7bfc-45e5-966b-e24aded96ad5)\n![image@1.png](${await FileAttachment(\"image@1.png\").url()})","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":98,"value":"[How to Free Up Space on Your Mac:](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/technology/personaltech/mac-storage-space.html)\n![image@2.png](${await FileAttachment(\"image@2.png\").url()})","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":13,"value":"$30","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":17,"value":"## Mac OS\n* [Cloud Storage](https://www.apple.com/icloud/)\n * \n* [External Devices](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250)\n * ","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":48,"value":"## Windows and Mac OS Cloud Storage from Third-Party Vendors\n* [21 Best Cloud Backup Services Reviewed](https://www.lifewire.com/online-backup-services-reviewed-2624712)","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":112,"value":"import { checkbox } from \"@jashkenas/inputs\"","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"ojs"}],"files":"$W31","stdlib":"1","titling":"auto"}