Is Acronis overkill for movie backup plan?
I have about 2.5 TB of movies on a 5.0 TB drive. For Xmas my wife got me a 7.5 TB drive to use as backup. All I want to do is keep the movies safe, in case my main drive fails, I accidentally delete the movies, etc. My idea is to have some software do a full backup once, and then every Sunday night at 2am backup everything that's been added/changed in the previous week. That way I'd have a complete copy of everything I can get to if I need to recover anything. This doesn't need to backup anything other than the main movie directory, and maybe a couple others (TV shows, pictures, etc.) but I think I'd like the backup to be in the same format as the original so I can access and copy just one file if I need to instead of restoring from a series of image files. Also, I want to add that just because this is what I think is the best way I'm open to suggestions of a better way to do this. I admit I know very little about backup procedures and what will be easier/better/safer in the long run. There may even be a Windows based solution and Acronis is serious overkill, but I really don't mind buying the program if it offers benefits which I'm sure it does. Any suggestions on the best way to set up my back up plan? Am I thinking about this correctly?


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I would recommend a Sync app like Steve as well. Have a look at one of the most popular, SyncToy at the link below:
SyncToy is developed by Microsoft as one of its Power Toys apps.
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