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• ThetaDev@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You dont need a second computer, just pop in a second drive

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• Cyber@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No, you can jusy restore to a second location…it depends on whether everything was backed up, or just a few test files.

  I prefer backing up specific folders rather than “everything”, so it’s easier to test. (I’d just reinstall the OS if that was nuked)

  Let’s say I want to do a test restore of all my photos. I just rename that folder to simulate that it’s been accidentally deleted… then I just do a normal restore - and do a bit-by-bit comparison of the two folders and check it all went well.

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• sunbeam60@lemmy.one ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I just have a smaller dataset using the same settings, which I try to recover a couple of times/year.

  It’s not perfect as recovery exercises go … but it feels safe enough for me.

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