Posted August 14, 2019 So i just got recommended Linus' video 'All of our data is GONE' (so i decided to watch it again) and a part of it got me thinking. He says, near the start, that he has only managed to get 10% of the data backed up. Two questions: What decides what gets backed up first? Is there a way to force it to backup a specific thing first? So if the hard drive was to fail part way through backing up you have already backed up the most important things. All replies are much appreciated. ~Msuni Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1094015-question-about-backing-up-data/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 You can probably configure what's backed up first with certain software maybe. I think that it would normally decide what gets backed up first in a semi-random order; maybe alphabetically, maybe by file size, maybe by the date. Who knows? Probably varies from program-to-program. Quote me to see my reply! SPECS: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Motherboard: MSI B450-A Pro Max RAM: 32GB I forget GPU: MSI Vega 56 Storage: 256GB NVMe boot, 512GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB WD Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue HDD PSU: Inwin P85 850w Case: Fractal Design Define C Cooling: Stock for CPU, be quiet! case fans, Morpheus Vega w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 2 for GPU Monitor: 3x Thinkvision P24Q on a Steelcase Eyesite triple monitor stand Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard: Focus FK-9000 (heavily modded) Mousepad: Aliexpress cat special Headphones: Sennheiser HD598SE and Sony Linkbuds Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1094015-question-about-backing-up-data/#findComment-12807547 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 Depends really on how you set it up. Whoever sets up the backup tasks decides what gets backed up and in what order. You can split the backup schedule into different parts so that certain folders or drives are done at a certain time, then at another time backup a different folder/drive. If you use something like Windows Server Backup, you can manage when backups occur and what it backed up on each schedule fairly easy. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1094015-question-about-backing-up-data/#findComment-12807554 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 Author 5 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said: You can probably configure what's backed up first with certain software maybe. I think that it would normally decide what gets backed up first in a semi-random order; maybe alphabetically, maybe by file size, maybe by the date. Who knows? Probably varies from program-to-program. Oh yeah didn't even think that certain software would have this capability. Lol Thank you. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1094015-question-about-backing-up-data/#findComment-12807574 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 Just now, October22nd said: Oh yeah didn't even think that certain software would have this capability. Lol Thank you. I'm just guessing that it would be a common feature. I've never used any backup software lol. Quote me to see my reply! SPECS: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Motherboard: MSI B450-A Pro Max RAM: 32GB I forget GPU: MSI Vega 56 Storage: 256GB NVMe boot, 512GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB WD Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue HDD PSU: Inwin P85 850w Case: Fractal Design Define C Cooling: Stock for CPU, be quiet! case fans, Morpheus Vega w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 2 for GPU Monitor: 3x Thinkvision P24Q on a Steelcase Eyesite triple monitor stand Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard: Focus FK-9000 (heavily modded) Mousepad: Aliexpress cat special Headphones: Sennheiser HD598SE and Sony Linkbuds Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1094015-question-about-backing-up-data/#findComment-12807576 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 Author 1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said: I'm just guessing that it would be a common feature. I've never used any backup software lol. Ahh ok, I'd like to think that they would have this feature. Dont see why they wouldn't Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1094015-question-about-backing-up-data/#findComment-12807582 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 I've not see it myself. But as far as I know, nothing stopping you from setting up 2 backup jobs in most software. You could set either "backup 1" and "backup 2" and have 1 run first (backing up your documents folder) and backup 2 run second (backing up games folder for example). Then either the PC would wait for 1 to finish before going over to 2 if the backup software offers job listing/orders, or if it does not, set 1 at 12am, and 2 at 1am, as an example. The other option, is to backup your documents folder daily, but the games folder only weekly (again, using 2 backup "jobs"). Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1094015-question-about-backing-up-data/#findComment-12807853 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 14, 2019 1 hour ago, October22nd said: Ahh ok, I'd like to think that they would have this feature. Dont see why they wouldn't It's a feature present in pretty much every backup software. You can set them up so that different backup tasks run at different times and at different frequencies. So, if you had some very important files that are updated daily, you can set up a backup to run daily for a specific folder or drive. A lot will also allow you to specify a white or blacklist of file types so you only backup what you want to. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/1094015-question-about-backing-up-data/#findComment-12807900 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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