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Backing up PC to one partition of external drive that has many partitions: yay or nay? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/pizza5001 on 2025-04-23 19:35:10.

I used Veeam Agent to backup my PC (with 3 storage drives) to a 4TD external hard drive.

I'd like to do a second backup of my PC to a 4TB partition within a 14TB external drive. This drive has 10 partitions (each one is backup #2 of other drives I own).

Does backing up a PC to one partition of a drive with many partitions carry risk? Is it preferable to backup a PC to an external drive with only one partition, or does it not matter? I'm trying to minimize risk of data destruction.

(Background: All my data exists on source drives ranging 1TB to 4TB, and then I do a backup #1 of those drives, and then the backup #2 of those drives exist on a 14TB drive with multiple partitions that match backup #1. NAS is beyond my skill level, so this is how I do it, and I keep a spreadsheet to stay organized. 12 external drives total.)

Thank you!

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