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External back up drive size

I have a 2T hard drive but only use 600 GB. How big an external back up drive do I need?

Posted on May 10, 2020 8:01 AM

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Posted on May 10, 2020 8:19 AM

The general rule of thumb is to get one 2-3 times the capacity of the amount of storage you will be using. Here is a great example for your needs:

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