Ok...
Terence Devlin wrote:
Slightly more complex: Use an app that will do incremental back ups. This is a very good way to work. The first time you run the back up the app will make a complete copy of the Library. Thereafter it will update the back up with the changes you have made.
That is exactly what I'm looking for...
But my iPhoto Library is >130GB and I would love to do a monthly offsite backup to a remote server. So my first backup (given on a good / great day, say I could push 1GB in 15 minutes) that would take about 32.5 hours. (of course it will be slower with network fluctuations throughout the day. So maybe 2 or 2.5 days to complete.
Now my problem and question is the iPhoto Library is a single file. So if I make a small change in iPhoto do I have to re-backup the entire 130GB file? or is there an app smart enough to (right click and only change the package contents inside the single iPhoto Library file?)
My backup tool of choice is Carbon Copy Cloner.
And I do subscribe to the 3-2-1 level of protection practice.
- 3 copies of any data that needs to be kept
- 2 different devices, for protection against device failure
- 1 location specifically designated for offsite data protection (fire / theft)