It's A Digital Disease!

The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/wolfplayer0 on 2025-04-09 17:26:44.

Thought that this might be a good place to ask. I've got lots of photos and videos dating to several years back, and I've been looking around for info about what counts as an "offline backup". Is it as simple as an extra drive you put files in and nothing else? Should I use some sort of program? I couldn't find a consistent answer online, and people keep suggesting different things.

What exactly should I do to make a simple backup for my files? And I'm not talking about a 3-2-1 rule type of thing, I get the concept. I'm asking, what exactly counts as a backup? How do I know I've backed up my files? I feel I'm overthinking things, but yeah.