Hey fellow datahoarders, I've been data hoarding for more than ten years, but only now I am starting to implement more serious backup and error prevention measures, as only recently I've discovered all the risks and nuances of this practice.
Today I have 3 copies of my data, the production copy in the HDs/SSDs in my machine and two copies stored in external hard drives, which are kept offline. These two HDDs use exFAT format. I am also researching for a good cloud solution to keep a fourth, off-site copy.
So, my main concern right now is making sure the data in these external hard drives doesn't get corrupted and that I'm able to identify and recover from errors.
What kind of strategies can I implement to better keep my data safe?
In terms of limitations, I'm not able to buy new hardware for the next few months and this data needs to be readable in Windows OS.
Thanks in advance!