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I'm running Windows 10.  I just bought a Western Digital Passport to backup my files.  It's a plug and play external drive that connects to the USB - 3.63TB about 60% more than my current storage in my single internal hard drive. .  I'm using around 194GB on my C drive section (34GB left) and around 600GB on the D section where I keep my photos and videos, data only. (1.3TB left).

I'm going to backup all of D drive data and all of the C drive where the User's files are located.  Does that include Lightroom and Premiere files?  Which folders are they? 

I also want to backup email files.  Where and which are they?

Any suggestions for additional backup?  Should I just check off all boxes and back up everything since I'll have way more backup storage space on the Passport drive than I can even store in my computer's internal drive?

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Re: Backing Up Drives including Lightroom and Adobe Premiere Elements
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2021, 11:59:12 am »

Any suggestions for additional backup?
KISS: backup EVERYTHING.
It's called a 'clone'. You'll lose nothing. Back up to multiple locations!
As to where your stuff resides, doesn't Windows 10 provide you a means for searching your own drive? Wait, I can answer my own question.... Even as a Mac guy since 1988 (and an awful year on Vista), this took about 10 seconds to find using "The Google Machine":
https://www.howtogeek.com/424526/how-to-search-all-your-pcs-files-in-windows-10s-start-menu/
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Re: Backing Up Drives including Lightroom and Adobe Premiere Elements
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2021, 12:39:23 pm »

KISS: backup EVERYTHING.
It's called a 'clone'. You'll lose nothing. Back up to multiple locations!
As to where your stuff resides, doesn't Windows 10 provide you a means for searching your own drive? Wait, I can answer my own question.... Even as a Mac guy since 1988 (and an awful year on Vista), this took about 10 seconds to find using "The Google Machine":
https://www.howtogeek.com/424526/how-to-search-all-your-pcs-files-in-windows-10s-start-menu/
OK  That makes sense.  Thanks. 

One concern I have about that is the operating system has data that's always changing unlike data like photo file storage and documents.  So the Passport backup drive is always going to be updated with system processing changes.  I don't want to beat the external drive to death or slow down regular operating speeds.  Should specific operating files be excluded?   Also, options for backup include hourly, daily and monthly.  It seems like daily would be the better selection.  What do you think? 

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Re: Backing Up Drives including Lightroom and Adobe Premiere Elements
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2021, 12:44:03 pm »

One concern I have about that is the operating system has data that's always changing unlike data like photo file storage and documents. 
And assuming you ever wish to boot off that drive, for fixing or whatever, you're all set (you may need to configure the backup application for booting, that's necessary on Mac so probably on Win). A local backup to a HD is super fast so after the initial clone, which is the most time consuming (especially up to the cloud), everything else is fast.

I have a backup (clone) to a mounted backup drive that backs up every day (middle of the night). Ditto for uploading to Backblaze (the cloud). And a 3rd HD in a fireproof safe which rotates with the HD on the main system. Belt and suspenders.
You back up EVERYTHING you can't afford to lose. Or want to lose.
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« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2021, 12:56:09 pm »

And assuming you ever wish to boot off that drive, for fixing or whatever, you're all set (you may need to configure the backup application for booting, that's necessary on Mac so probably on Win). A local backup to a HD is super fast so after the initial clone, which is the most time consuming (especially up to the cloud), everything else is fast.

I have a backup (clone) to a mounted backup drive that backs up every day (middle of the night). Ditto for uploading to Backblaze (the cloud). And a 3rd HD in a fireproof safe which rotates with the HD on the main system. Belt and suspenders.
You back up EVERYTHING you can't afford to lose. Or want to lose.
OK Thanks.  Backup everything once a day. 
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