Another Backup

Despite the impressive series of improvements made to storage technology throughout the transition from hard disk drives to NVME solid state drives, the software side can sometimes cause problems unrelated to the status of its physical counterparts, culminating in file corruption and data loss, which can be incredibly difficult and expensive to recover.

As such, most security experts recommend frequent backups on multiple devices as a multi-layered prevention method that spares users from avoidable headaches in the case of unforeseen circumstances beyond their control. While the go-to option usually involves the use of cloud-based services, privacy-focused folks eager to keep their personal files offline can try out programs the likes of Another Backup.

Instead of uploading the items to a server whose security may not be impenetrable in the face of malicious hackers, the app lets you make automatic backups of specific folders or files to a local, external or LAN-based directory instead of manually copying the elements in question, which may impact the efficiency of your multitasking capabilities.

While the interface seems to resemble an outdated version of a macOS-style layout, it remains fully functional, with the option to create multiple operations in the form of profiles with varying frequencies and compression levels, depending on the receiving device’s amount of storage. For extra security, backups may also be password-protected to prevent unwanted individuals from snooping through your hard drives.