Hard Drive back ups and UPS
Discussion
I m looking to upgrade my home network. I m looking to buy a decent UPS that can keep the router on for a few days.
I have also been thinking about looking to have multiple back ups on various NAS and whether it s possible using a MacBook Pro?
I have also been thinking about looking to have multiple back ups on various NAS and whether it s possible using a MacBook Pro?
Edited by Auto Artisan on Saturday 7th November 22:45
Paul Drawmer said:
If you need to use a UPS "for a few days" what is it going to do? If a power outage is that long, then it's most likely that your internet will have died as well.
I was going to say the same. If you really need the internet, then use a hotspot on your phone, after all its only going to be battery devices that work.It depends what you're planning for. A UPS is usually for power dips till the backup power starts not multi-day offs, and if the power is off for days the lack of internet is the least of your worries.
A router pulls very little power so even a small power bank will keep it going for a few days and will also charge other toys and a light or two.
A router pulls very little power so even a small power bank will keep it going for a few days and will also charge other toys and a light or two.
I recently set up an Anker SOLIX C300X as a UPS for my CityFibre ONT and router, mainly as a "just in case" purchase.
Turns out the timing was good. During the latest power cut the local phone mast went down too, so there was no mobile signal and no 5G at all. A lot of people assume their phone is the backup when the broadband drops, but if the masts lose power you've got nothing.
The SOLIX kept the ONT and router running with no interruption, so I still had WiFi and could use WiFi calling. The C300X is compact, quiet, and easily powers a router and ONT for around 9 hours, give or take.
Turns out the timing was good. During the latest power cut the local phone mast went down too, so there was no mobile signal and no 5G at all. A lot of people assume their phone is the backup when the broadband drops, but if the masts lose power you've got nothing.
The SOLIX kept the ONT and router running with no interruption, so I still had WiFi and could use WiFi calling. The C300X is compact, quiet, and easily powers a router and ONT for around 9 hours, give or take.
My process would be:
- Back up Mac Mini daily.
- Have two Hard Drives that would store files that I need but don t need access to all of the time. Then have another set of hard drives that mirror those hard drives.
- Then have another set of hard drives that back them up. Like a none destructive back up.
Then have a external hard drive that s not on the network.
Is this possible at all as I ve some family photos, videos and memories that I would like to keep hold of. I would also like to eliminate data corruption and loss of media.
- Back up Mac Mini daily.
- Have two Hard Drives that would store files that I need but don t need access to all of the time. Then have another set of hard drives that mirror those hard drives.
- Then have another set of hard drives that back them up. Like a none destructive back up.
Then have a external hard drive that s not on the network.
Is this possible at all as I ve some family photos, videos and memories that I would like to keep hold of. I would also like to eliminate data corruption and loss of media.
Edited by Auto Artisan on Sunday 8th November 18:57
jimbo761 said:
I recently set up an Anker SOLIX C300X as a UPS for my CityFibre ONT and router, mainly as a "just in case" purchase.
Turns out the timing was good. During the latest power cut the local phone mast went down too, so there was no mobile signal and no 5G at all. A lot of people assume their phone is the backup when the broadband drops, but if the masts lose power you've got nothing.
The SOLIX kept the ONT and router running with no interruption, so I still had WiFi and could use WiFi calling. The C300X is compact, quiet, and easily powers a router and ONT for around 9 hours, give or take.
If you want this, instead of spending £200 for 9 hours you can get bt broadband back up devices for about £30 fromTurns out the timing was good. During the latest power cut the local phone mast went down too, so there was no mobile signal and no 5G at all. A lot of people assume their phone is the backup when the broadband drops, but if the masts lose power you've got nothing.
The SOLIX kept the ONT and router running with no interruption, so I still had WiFi and could use WiFi calling. The C300X is compact, quiet, and easily powers a router and ONT for around 9 hours, give or take.
EBay which power an ONT and Deco Mesh unit for 7 hours. Just make sure you buy it one of the white ones and make sure you get one with a splitter cable included.
pghstochaj said:
jimbo761 said:
I recently set up an Anker SOLIX C300X as a UPS for my CityFibre ONT and router, mainly as a "just in case" purchase.
Turns out the timing was good. During the latest power cut the local phone mast went down too, so there was no mobile signal and no 5G at all. A lot of people assume their phone is the backup when the broadband drops, but if the masts lose power you've got nothing.
The SOLIX kept the ONT and router running with no interruption, so I still had WiFi and could use WiFi calling. The C300X is compact, quiet, and easily powers a router and ONT for around 9 hours, give or take.
If you want this, instead of spending £200 for 9 hours you can get bt broadband back up devices for about £30 fromTurns out the timing was good. During the latest power cut the local phone mast went down too, so there was no mobile signal and no 5G at all. A lot of people assume their phone is the backup when the broadband drops, but if the masts lose power you've got nothing.
The SOLIX kept the ONT and router running with no interruption, so I still had WiFi and could use WiFi calling. The C300X is compact, quiet, and easily powers a router and ONT for around 9 hours, give or take.
EBay which power an ONT and Deco Mesh unit for 7 hours. Just make sure you buy it one of the white ones and make sure you get one with a splitter cable included.
jimbo761 said:
pghstochaj said:
jimbo761 said:
I recently set up an Anker SOLIX C300X as a UPS for my CityFibre ONT and router, mainly as a "just in case" purchase.
Turns out the timing was good. During the latest power cut the local phone mast went down too, so there was no mobile signal and no 5G at all. A lot of people assume their phone is the backup when the broadband drops, but if the masts lose power you've got nothing.
The SOLIX kept the ONT and router running with no interruption, so I still had WiFi and could use WiFi calling. The C300X is compact, quiet, and easily powers a router and ONT for around 9 hours, give or take.
If you want this, instead of spending £200 for 9 hours you can get bt broadband back up devices for about £30 fromTurns out the timing was good. During the latest power cut the local phone mast went down too, so there was no mobile signal and no 5G at all. A lot of people assume their phone is the backup when the broadband drops, but if the masts lose power you've got nothing.
The SOLIX kept the ONT and router running with no interruption, so I still had WiFi and could use WiFi calling. The C300X is compact, quiet, and easily powers a router and ONT for around 9 hours, give or take.
EBay which power an ONT and Deco Mesh unit for 7 hours. Just make sure you buy it one of the white ones and make sure you get one with a splitter cable included.
It’s a few minutes to change the barrel plug if you don’t have a bt/ee router either with a converter or wire on a new one.
It also has a usb c socket but I don’t recall the capacity.
Backups are something I'm fanatical about because I've a huge collection of photographs etc which can't be replaced.
I've two old hard drives that I update in every couple of months, one of which lives away from home. I also use a cloud service (pcloud) which mirrors everything on the laptops, and a backup programe and drive that I use daily or weekly.
Drive failures and ransom attacks are rare these days but they do happen.
I've two old hard drives that I update in every couple of months, one of which lives away from home. I also use a cloud service (pcloud) which mirrors everything on the laptops, and a backup programe and drive that I use daily or weekly.
Drive failures and ransom attacks are rare these days but they do happen.
Steve_H80 said:
Backups are something I'm fanatical about because I've a huge collection of photographs etc which can't be replaced.
I've two old hard drives that I update in every couple of months, one of which lives away from home. I also use a cloud service (pcloud) which mirrors everything on the laptops, and a backup programe and drive that I use daily or weekly.
Drive failures and ransom attacks are rare these days but they do happen.
I'm kind of the same, I have a NAS at my home which is my primary storage device, it has live sync running to a second NAS at a family member's house in the next town. Sync is set both ways so her files are safe as well. Both devices have RAID so a drive failure won't kill anything and then we both have airgapped USB drive backups too.I've two old hard drives that I update in every couple of months, one of which lives away from home. I also use a cloud service (pcloud) which mirrors everything on the laptops, and a backup programe and drive that I use daily or weekly.
Drive failures and ransom attacks are rare these days but they do happen.
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