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Backup

Important

The master backup drive contains all backups along with some historical backups Each thumb drive located in Matt and Jennifer's vehicle contain only the latest backup, excluding photos.

Process Overview

  1. Create a backup of each service / product.

  2. Ensure all backups of the services above are placed into the "backup" folder.

  3. Connect the master backup drive, that is kept in the safe, to the computer.

  4. Copy all backups to the master backup drive.

  5. Delete any historical backups on the master backup pdrive according to the #Backup Retention.

    [!caution] Some backups should not be deleted.

  6. Remove the master backup drive and place it back into the safe.

  7. Connect the thumb drive located in Jennifer's SUV to the computer.

  8. Delete all current backups on the thumb drive.

  9. Copy all backups, except photos, to the thumb drive.

  10. Remove the thumb drive and place it back in Jennifer's SUV

  11. Connect the thumb drive located in Matt's truck to the computer.

  12. Delete all current backups on the thumb drive.

  13. Copy all backups, except photos, to the thumb drive.

  14. Remove the thumb drive and place it back in Matt's truck.

Backup Schedule

Service / Product Backup Frequency
Bitwarden Monthly
Google Drive Monthly
Google Photos Monthly
Media PC Monthly

Backup Locations & Retention

Master Backup SSD

This retention schedule applies only to the master backup drive.

Service / Product Backups to retain
Bitwarden 10 most recent
Google Drive 5 most recent
Google Photos 1 - don't delete any history
Media PC 10 most recent

Thumb Drives

Service / Product Backups to retain
Bitwarden Most recent
Google Drive Most recent
Google Photos 0 - Not copied here
Media PC Most recent

OS Files

/etc/fstab