How to create a backup (from your pictures)?
Look for „3-2-1 Backup Rule“ and choose the explanation of your like, they all say them same.
https://www.veritas.com/information-center/3-2-1-backup-rule
Q: Why should I create a backup in the first place? jAlbum has a build in backup function.
A: This integrated solution does not really create a backup in sense of the „3-2-1 Backup Rule“.
Q: Which software should I use?
A: Never use anything like:
- The Windows 10/11 backup
- Acronis
- Ashampoo Backup
- O&O Disk Image
Why: These applications produce backups in a proprietary way. You have to trust these companies, that in 10, 20, 40 years they are still alive and support backups created decades back.
What should I use instead?
A: If you are on Windows, use ROBOCOPY, this is part of Window since 1996.
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Robocopy
What is the benefit of ROBOCOPY?
A: It is a command line tool, no fancy GUI. Create a BATCH command once and then just start that BATCH whenever needed (by hand or by a Windows Task).
ROBOCOPY does only copy files from the source to the destination, nothing more, nothing less. You don't need any software to access your backup, which is key.
How does such a BATCH commend look like?
ROBOCOPY "D:\Source\Pictures" "H:\Destination\Pictures" /MIR /V /TEE /R:10 /W:30 /E
