Now 11 hrs later, did you got your files?
Regarding the sync with your online storage, or doing this manual every month: Why not connect like a LaCie external hard drive configured to backup continuously? Not sure how this works on a Windows machine, but such a drive together with my standard Time Machine backup software provided by the Mac OS works perfectly for my MacBook. Incrementals every day and a full backup once so often. You could also get a NAS with 4 or more hard disk in it configured in RAID5 or even better in RAID6, da bits will be all over the place and still available after a crash of a disk (RAID5) or 2 disks (RAID6). Get yourself a NAS that has some proper backup service included in case you do not engineer enough to add such software to the NAS yourself.
Keep in mind, sync with the Cloud is not a backup. When removing a file from your local system, it'll be removed from the cloud as well. Fora ll your music bought and created you want to make sure errors can be undone. The error of deleting a file or folder is easily made.
Your disk guy made a full backup, which is super for you. Actually, in case this guy would've not created a full backup, I would've recommended you to seek another guy since making such backup is standard practice by those who understand their engineering job :)
22 hours later I do! I also had to reset my router in the process as it kept cutting the connection. It was all happening!
I have a western digital HD that I also back everything up on to but I think I will invest in another just to have even more back-ups! It's remembering to do it but now I have a whiteboard, I will have it forever written on there - BACK YOUR SHIT UP!! I've not come across RAID or NAS that you mention.
Yes the PC guy did a super job and now I have everything I need - even that Deep Techno/Tech House track I have been talking about - can't wait to share it with you!!
NAS: something like this one... I have one with 4 disks https://www.centralpoint.nl/qnap/
Thanks for the tip. 4 disks? It really is true, you can never have enough back-ups 😃
4 disks in RAID5: this protects against a single disk failure, ie whenever 1 of the disks fails. RAID configurations determine how the data is distributed across the 4 disks and how many disks may fail before losing data while taking care of specific requirements for fast read/write. The more protection, the more overhead data absorbed for RAID. RAID5 I use. RAID6 protects against 2 disk failures. Keep in mind: When purchasing all hard disk in the same RAID set, at once from the same supplier, it may very well be that these disks are produced in the same batch at the factory. Any production error will likely be applied to all disks in that production run. Also, the lifetime of disks from the same production run is more or less equal. When 1 disk fail, it's likely the 2nd disk will fail soon as well. Cases are known, two or more disks from the same production run, fail almost at the same time. That's why professional installations, mix disks from different production runs. In RAID sets, HDDs (or SSDs or NVME's whatever disk type is used in the RAID set) are to be of the same size and specs to make sure the RAID set performs best. Sure, you don't have to go for a NAS at all, but use 1 or 2 external HDDs to store and backup your files, but a NAS saves you a lot of headaches. That said, the RAID configuration is to be applied and carefully chosen. I can help you with this if you like. IN the end it all boils down to effort, and your own requirements what the best solution is for you :)