As someone who has had the pain, if you're open to some prodding - one of your external hard drives might be broken right now. Don't risk it. Just pay a few bucks a month to avoid missing your memories. :) I don't think they've ever had a data loss.

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fragmede 2 days ago | parent [-]

It doesn't even have to be Apple. There's Backblaze and Arq and Tarsnap, amongst others. Encrypt the hell out of it and make sure there's a globally redundant copy of your files. If a thief or fire/tornado/earthquake/tsunami takes out your physical drives, where are you?

	▲	stephenhuey 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Always good advice! I did start backing up at a location other than my home many years ago, but it’s not in a cloud. The one time I tried Backblaze I wasn’t impressed but I recognize there are other good alternatives and certainly agree with your strong convictions!
	▲	miramba 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> fire/tornado/earthquake/tsunami takes out your physical drives, where are you? Hopefully in a place where I can solve the bigger problems I have then!