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Posted May 02, 2014
I'm currently had my GOG games in portable HDD for backup purposes. But I was wondering if there's better alternative. What do you suggest?
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Posted May 02, 2014
The best option would be two portable hard drives.
Posted May 02, 2014
If you had a blu-ray burning drive, that would be a handy way to back up groups of GOG files onto high capacity discs. Otherwise, storing the installers on a portable or external hard drive is the way to go.
Posted May 02, 2014
Well, BluRay in proper storage would be a good option, but the problem with burning is that if the game is updated, you will either have to burn again, or burn the update data to a different disc altogether which can be a hassle.

Options:
A) Reliable hard drive that you only use for backups, not for everyday use
B) BluRay stored properly - though updates can cause a problem in the long run

A good hard drive only used for backups will probably be the cheapest, most reliable and most convenient in the long run.
Post edited May 03, 2014 by djdarko
Posted May 03, 2014
A flash drive in a water cooler. Dig a hole and bury it.

edit: also, I saved this thread from some time ago, might be helpful

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/future_proofing_my_good_old_games_advice_wanted
Post edited May 03, 2014 by cmdr_flashheart
Posted May 03, 2014
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cmdr_flashheart: A flash drive in a water cooler. Dig a hole and bury it.

edit: also, I saved this thread from some time ago, might be helpful

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/future_proofing_my_good_old_games_advice_wanted
That option isn't nearly paranoid enough! It needs to be in several layers of air and waterproof containers inside of the cooler! And sealant around the edges of the cooler for good measure! :)

And for the truly paranoid, don't forget the Faraday cage.
Post edited May 03, 2014 by zaine-h
Posted May 03, 2014
So... portable hard drive then...
Posted May 03, 2014
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Devspar: So... portable hard drive then...
Two portable hard drives used only for back up purposes is best. That way you get the permanence of the hard drive compared to the easy degradation of CDs/DVDs and the safety of the second drive in case one backup fails. Keep them in separate safe/dry locations.
Posted May 03, 2014
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Devspar: I'm currently had my GOG games in portable HDD for backup purposes. But I was wondering if there's better alternative. What do you suggest?
Laminated punch cards. They're waterproof, immune to magnetic interference, can be carried through any security screening system, never suffer from flipped bit errors, have no potentially carcinogenic components, can be disposed of securely in a bonfire over which marshmallows may be roasted, and if you're backing up a terabyte of data or so you'll have enough to insulate all the exterior walls of your 40-story home.
Posted May 03, 2014
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OneFiercePuppy: Laminated punch cards. They're waterproof, immune to magnetic interference, can be carried through any security screening system, never suffer from flipped bit errors, have no potentially carcinogenic components, can be disposed of securely in a bonfire over which marshmallows may be roasted, and if you're backing up a terabyte of data or so you'll have enough to insulate all the exterior walls of your 40-story home.
You're kidding, right...? The price alone could send ten families to the lam...
Posted May 03, 2014
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VABlitz: The best option would be two portable hard drives.
That's what I'm doing with all my stuff since losing most of my music collection in december due to a failed (new) harddrive... I would have lost all my sheet music, pics etc.. too if I wouldn't have worked for days to save as much data from it as possible.

Although I don't use a case for these anymore, got two HDD hubs attached to my PC, this way I can switch between as many HDDs as I want and if something is broken, I can see what it is faster and replace it without having to send case+drive in for guarantee stuff. Being able to use 3,5'' and 2,5'' drives like SD cards is grand.
Funny thing is: I'm currently making a backup of the HDD with all my games from GoG, HumbleBundle, IndieGameStand, IndieRoyale etc...

There are no reliable harddrives made anymore, I'd pay a lot for them, but there just isn't one.
I even had an expensive NAS-drive fail after a short while and cheaper drives run like a charm for ages with heavy workload.

Currently I'm using multiple 2TB Seagate Barracudas (with NTFS), since the others failed and the old excellent ones from Samsung are just not big enough for me anymore.
I know that they are not perfect either, but I got way too much stuff to burn all this and burn it again after updates etc...
2TB because it's the maximum size still working with WinXP without problems, although my Linux could handle more.

If you don't have as much stuff as me, the 2,5'' Samsung 1TB drives are a very slick solution and extremely portable in addition to that (fit in the same hubs as the big ones).
Post edited May 03, 2014 by Klumpen0815
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