What are your backup and file sorting softwares ?
My storage is a real mess.
How do you guys back all of your data up in a centralized / organized manner ?
I've had countless machines overtime and backed them up independently. My phones' media all have different naming conventions and laptops folders are all over the place. I don't have much data, only 1 terabyte or 2.
I have a NAS running but it only adds a moving piece to the mess right now.
Do you use a cloud backup ? Those dont seem really private and can get quite expensive.
noctrex I'm using the included "Active Backup for Business" on my Synology NAS Aug 9 1 like
f0xw01f I have a Python script that changes filenames to their SHA1 hash before copying them to my backup drive. The files are "sharded" into one of 256 top-level directories based on the first two characters of the hash, and then one of 256 sub-directories under that depending on the 3rd and 4th digits. The original filenames are written to a CSV file in the root of the drive. I have scripts that also maintain the filename-hash mapping in a database and scan for new or renamed files and update things accordingly. I can rename or move files all I want in my NAS without loss of referential integrity as long as I scan a directory after any renaming operations. It's all very tailored to my workflow though. 6d ago 1 like