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There are various companies that do this, e.g.
https://www.restoringdata.ca/vancouver-data-recovery.html
...but as others have said, it will be expensive and there are no guarantees.
Once you have all / some / none of your data back, for all that's holy sign up for Carbonite (or one of their competitors) and start regularly backing up to the cloud.
Even if this drive hadn't failed, it could have been stolen in a break in, lost in a fire or something similar.
https://www.carbonite.com/backup-software/buy-carbonite-safe
Here and now - data recovery (short term)
You could try using Recuva. It's free (the Pro version won't do anything extra for you in this case).
Importantly, do not create, edit or delete any more files if possible. The chances are that the 'deleted' files are still on your hard drive - a TL;DR of file deletion is that when you hit 'delete', it doesn't actually delete them. It simply marks the space on the hard drive that it once occupied as 'blank', meaning any future files can be written to that same space on the hard drive. So, the sooner you act, the greater chance you have.
After the recovery (longer term)
Also, system restore does delete files as well. Next time you do a Windows update, back up your most recent files somewhere just in case you need to perform a system restore. I won't go any further into your backup schedule, as (as you've said to another commenter), the here and now is far more important. Afterwards, look at the 321 backup rule, it's generally considered good practice, especially in an industry such as this where data is vital.
Wanna hear about when Yahoo had a data breach? It's really interesting how much can be learned about an individual from their email. This will probably help you in the future, if you take the time to listen. The Yahoo data breach left three billion users' private information vulnerable for three years before the public learned about it.
My list:
- Grumpy Old Geeks: What Went Wrong on the Internet and Who's to Blame
- very opinionated about EVERYTHING
- they've been better about avoiding politics, but they are liberal (while I disagree with some of their stuff, I actually don't mind their opinions. However if you like our current president, don't vaccinate, and/or think regulation will be the downfall of the American way, and happen to hate/not tolerate other people's opinions, not for you).
- twice a week, 1 hour per episode
- don't try to listen from the beginning, jump in on a recent episode
- very opinionated about EVERYTHING
- The Cyberwire
- 20 minutes a day
- keeps you up-to-date with the latest tech news; doesn't get super in depth, good to start your day with
- Hacking Humans
- from the Cyberwire--once a week
- all about social engineering, fun listen
- Cyber
- haven't sat down and listened to it, but it's been recommend several times to me
as long as you play 321 backup game you have some hard times to lose all 3+ of your copies .. having just one copy somewhere at somebody’s d/c is just crazy !
https://knowledgebase.starwindsoftware.com/explanation/the-3-2-1-backup-rule/
https://www.carbonite.com/blog/article/2016/01/what-is-3-2-1-backup/
I'm in the same boat. Just completed my initial 2TB backup last week. No idea what I'm going to do. Considering CARBONITE but haven't heard from anyone who's used them before.
I'm not looking for power user features, so it's hard to justify paying an effective double fee for a $50 program license (Arq) and for a separate cloud or backup service.
Amazon Glacier or other archival services, for example, are difficult for me to parse. There seem to be massive fees for adding, retrieving, or overwriting data that belie even the cheapest raw storage topline shown, making them uncompetitive even in this context. I just want a monthly backup dump without complex pricing or conditions.
Do you know anything about Carbonite? https://www.carbonite.com/
On reflection, it may be smarter to create a differential image backup on the local portable drive and then mirror that compressed content onto the cloud. No worries about file structue or metadata either. But is it possible to restore individual files from an image in online storage to the system? Having to redownload the entire thing would defeat the purpose.
If she deleted them from Recently Deleted and there’s no other backup somewhere (see 3-2-1 backups), then they’re gone for good.
With Apple you have the option to backup each machine locally using Time Machine. You don't want that. Or you can store files in the iCloud Drive. That's not for you either because it's not a backup from which you can restore a broken machine.
You should look at other services, for example Carbonite https://www.carbonite.com + https://www.carbonite.com/backup-solutions/product-select
These kind of services offer business accounts.
Sorry about the loss of your colleague. That's tough.
Implement a 3-2-1 strategy:
3 - Copies 2 - storage types 1 - Copy offsite
Software won’t save you. Gentle handling helps, but doesn’t allow for your drive to physically fail unfortunately.
3-2-1 Rule of Backup means:
- Keep at least three copies of your data
- Keep the backed-up data on two different storage types
- Keep at least one copy of the data offsite
Source control (version control) is means through the last step of 3-2-1 can be easily achieved. It also greatly helps when multiple people work on the same project, as they don't need to share all the files between eachother, but instead only push the relevant, changed files onto one, universal, offsite repo.
3-2-1 Storage: https://www.carbonite.com/blog/article/2016/01/what-is-3-2-1-backup/
What is the purpose of the portfolio? Are you trying to establish a business, or attract clients? Vanity project? A portfolio is your calling card, it's how you tell prospective clients "this is what I shoot, hire me to shoot pictures like this". You can have different portfolios for different genres, if you are shooting different things.
I edit the pictures that I like when I see them on the computer. Look through your pictures and select the ones you like and edit those.
Personally I use Carbonite. Been pretty happy with it, does what it says, doesn't use too much CPU or ram. The interface is also really easy and I like how it gives you an icon to know whether a file has been uploaded. You can see those little green dots for each file
The best way I've seen to backup sms messages is to use sms backup and restore.
https://www.carbonite.com/apps/call-log-sms-backup-restore/sms-faq/
It doesn't require root, so Knox shouldn't trip and it lets you backup to either Drive or dropbox.
correct ! raid ,replication != backup
321 rules :)
https://knowledgebase.starwindsoftware.com/explanation/the-3-2-1-backup-rule/
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/
https://www.carbonite.com/blog/article/2016/01/what-is-3-2-1-backup/
you need to maintain at least 3 copies of your data if it's important for you ;) that's called 3-2-1 backup plan and pretty much everybody follows it
https://knowledgebase.starwindsoftware.com/explanation/the-3-2-1-backup-rule/
https://www.carbonite.com/en/cloud-backup/business/resources/carbonite-blog/what-is-3-2-1-backup/
https://www.veeam.com/blog/how-to-follow-the-3-2-1-backup-rule-with-veeam-backup-replication.html
p.s. we normally have two off-site cloud copies and send full verified seeds to tape vault facility ,so i guess it's 3-2-3 in our case ;))
> The 3-2-1 rule is a best practice for backup and recovery. It means that when you build out your backup and recovery strategy you should:
1. Keep at least three copies of your data
2. Keep the backed-up data on two different storage types
3. Keep at least one copy of the data offsite
Good old "3-2-1 rule", which is the minimum one should follow for backups.
- Learn AppLocker. Use AppLocker. Only allow signed executables to run.
- Create network zones that cannot interconnect (i.e. if two offices need to connect to a central server but never to one another, then the network shouldn't allow office #1 to connect to clients in office #2 and visa versa).
- Configure your email security solution to whitelist known safe file types in attachments (or those required for business reasons) and to deny anything not in the whitelist. No executables should be permitted via email; so don't add them to the whitelist.
- Backup. Verify your backups. Follow 3-2-1 strategy.
Backups are essential for any data you want to keep.
Rather than 2 in a local medium, it's usually stated as two different mediums (ie don't store both copies on the same brand / model of hard drive).
- 3 copies of any important bit of data
- 2 different mediums (ie protect against device failure)
- 1 offsite/offline [or at least different access protocol] (site destruction/ransomware)
citations:
https://www.carbonite.com/en/cloud-backup/business/resources/carbonite-blog/what-is-3-2-1-backup/
http://windowsitpro.com/blog/why-3-2-1-backup-rule-still-makes-sense
https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/data-backup-plan-how-to-implement-the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/
Acronis is good but I also like Carbonite. For $100/year you can back up your internal and external drives and you'll have versioning in your offsite backup so fire/flood/theft is covered and the versioning means you'll be able to rollback any ransomware casualties. At the risk of sounding like these guys pay me to do this, you can use offer code TWIT for two months free after trial.
Apparently I get enough adverts from Leo Laporte that it is starting to work.
I work in I.T. and do this at work professionally. For home use, this is what I do:
I use Macrium Reflect to make a full PC image every 3 days. I only keep the last 2 images, and I store them on my home NAS.
For "cloud based" backup, use Carbonite
For full server DR/ HA, Carbonite now offers a DRaaS solution called Recover.
Recover is a great option in environments that have both physical and virtual servers and mixed Operating Systems (Linux and Windows). Built on the DoubleTake real-time replication platform, this is a great option for SMBs.
There's only a few episodes, but I found these ones really interesting.
They more talk about the impact and aftermath than anything technical.
https://www.carbonite.com/podcasts/breach
Warning: It'll make you angry at humanity.
Regardless of any other concerns fix the backup capability. You are one hardware fault away from losing all that content regardless of this issue. 3-2-1 rule is an oldie but a https://www.carbonite.com/blog/article/2016/01/what-is-3-2-1-backup/
You need to do some research on what you want or think you want to do. You can not "clone" to a working drive because the drive is in use. You can transfer data from one working drive to another. You can also restore a back up to a new device but then you have to deal with the driver issues. Again, do you research and figure out what you think will work best for you.
How much space do you need? How big (in terms of numbers of computers that need backing up) is your small business? I (a sole trader) just backup onto a small USB-SSD and keep that safe...
A small compnay I do some work for was using Carbonite. It was about £350/yr (a couple of years back), and seemed pretty good. Easy to install and use. I find the pricing structures of the major players (Azure, Google, AWS) so confusing I give up before I start.
This is my favourite genre and I think you've listed all the best ones I've heard, so I'm here for the recommendations! Can suggest Decoder Ring which has often looks at bits of internet culture. Also Reset - the earlier episodes were the best I think, and Breach which has two seasons about data breaches (Yahoo & Equifax).
I'm the poster in both cases.
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I think some of the confusion arises because of the usage of the word "copy".
There are many backup providers describing only two backups. If my desktop is backed up to my NAS then a cloud backup would be a second backup (offsite) and that would bring it up to 3 copies.
But for data that only exists on the NAS (the first copy) which is mirrored to the cloud (second copy, offsite) there is now no 3rd copy. So I should be mirroring NAS-only data to an external hard drive then I think.
I need to make a list of all the most common threat vectors and see if I've mitigated the risk. RAID/volume failure is a big one.
I also found Breach, a podcast about data breaches, pretty eye-opening and the kind of mentor dynamic between the co-hosts is enjoyable too: https://www.carbonite.com/podcasts/breach
Could use something like https://www.carbonite.com/blog/article/2017/06/what-is-carbonite-move/
I think the company recently changed name. The product was originally DoubleTake Move. We considered it actually for this specific purpose.
I use Mega to have an encrypted cloud backup, I keep my files on a server in RAID to avoid downtime and also back up to an external hard drive that stays in my fireproof, waterproof safe.
Back in my Windows days I did have to use my backup when all of my music files got corrupted (don't ask -- think circa LimeWire days), but my backup saved me. We've all done stupid things with our data and we've all paid the "stupid tax." The point is that you learn from it so it doesn't happen again 😀
The 3-2-1 backup is what I follow now.
I can't personally recommend it as I haven't used it, but Carbonite backup seems to be closest to what you're looking for - I know Staples used to sell that as a per-file backup solution. I don't think they did drive shipping, though.
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Another podcast episode which might be of interest is the 'Election Special' from Breach: https://www.carbonite.com/podcasts/breach/breach-election-special It's a bit more lightweight and entry-level than some other podcasts on similar themes but I enjoyed it.
Several of those comments in that post told you the truth: that it isn't inherently more secure. As a matter of fact, ransomware often targets servers. The majority of servers run linux.
For instance, Lilocked hit in September and it's thought thought an Exim (linux based mail server) exploit was used against them.
Then, the very next month Purelocker was hitting web servers.
As a matter of fact, it's very possible the servers at your university were running linux and that's WHY they fell victim. That's why you can't just believe everything you read on reddit. Windows 10 is the most secure Windows they've come out with. Linux and Windows both have the POTENTIAL to be very secure. But, that doesn't mean every installation IS secure. Of course, no matter how secure the installation, the users are ALWAYS the most insecure part of the infrastructure. Social engineering lets hackers in even on the most secure systems.
https://www.carbonite.com/blog/article/2016/01/what-is-3-2-1-backup
If you’re looking into backup and recovery solutions you’re probably going to hear the phrase “3-2-1 backup” come up a lot. You’ll hear it from most IT consultants and IT pros as well as many backup vendors, who will speak about their products in terms of 3-2-1 compliance.
The 3-2-1 rule is a best practice for backup and recovery. It means that when you build out your backup and recovery strategy you should:
1. Keep at least three copies of your data
That includes the original copy and at least two backups.
2. Keep the backed-up data on two different storage types
The chances of having two failures of the same storage type are much better than for two completely different types of storage. Therefore, if you have data stored on an internal hard drive, make sure you have a secondary storage type, such as external or removable storage, or the cloud.
3. Keep at least one copy of the data offsite
Even if you have two copies on two separate storage types but both are stored onsite, a local disaster could wipe out both of them. Keep a third copy in an offsite location, like the cloud.
Take a look at Carbonite Or you could use Dropbox or Google Drive (paid version) to sync over all the folders on your computer you want to keep them resync them back over to your new PC when you're done.
- At the very least, they would be able to see it. The curious will try to access it, the malicious will try to hack it.
- Yes. Something like a ReadyNAS will allow this.
- Dunno
- Carbonite is what I use and I really like it. Set it and forget it. Does include encryption.
- That depends on the software you are using and the settings. Incremental will backup what's changed where a full backup backs up everything.
There are a few points:
As mentioned by /u/Xibby, the "transfer my information to another Mac" is the most painless way to do this.
Time Machine is brittle. I've seen it break, and then ask if it can erase everything and start anew. I'd look for a better backup program like Carbon Copy Cloner, Acronis, SuperDuper or similar. This is for images going to a NAS. Even with this, your data isn't protected fully, and still vulnerable to ransomware.
Get CrashPlan or Backblaze. This is in addition to the above mentioned backups. This way, documents and other stuff is tucked away somewhere secure offsite. You want 3-2-1 protection of your data, so you have one backup program to save stuff locally, and allow for a complete restore from a system image. Then you have an offsite backup of documents stored in a ransomware resistant way.
Consider having the customer buy a NAS just for the MacBook, so there is dedicated space for local backups.
I have been asked this a lot. I'm assuming this is a SMB. There are a lot of good responses. Here are my two centavos:
First, before anything else, get 3-2-1 backups going. The minimum would be getting CrashPlan, BackBlaze, or some other cloud backup on machines. Yes, this is $6-11 a month per machine, but now you have at least one layer of protection that you didn't have before. From there, consider a NAS and perhaps the Veeam free agent, so all the machines can backup to their own shares. This way, you have a local backup of data on the NAS, and backups stored offsite. As others state, test these backups, and consider restoring files to a different machine.
Second, AV is great, but in reality, it doesn't help that much. You want AV just to say that systems are protected by it, but it isn't going to really stop the latest threats. Instead, look into AppLocker. AppLocker won't stop ransomware that piggybacks on known good programs, but it does raise the bar. I've personally seen AppLocker short-circuit what would have been a nasty ransomware infection.
From there, there are tons of things you can do, be it FSRM, network appliances, using Windows 10 built in limitations of what programs can access document folders, and so on. I would advice periodically taking a snapshot of all documents and putting it on WORM media. You can even upload it to Amazon Glacier or Wasabi and use Vault Locks/Compliance Mode to ensure that even if the main root account got compromised, an attacker would not be able to destroy your data in the bucket/vault.
Both of these are very much IT based but pretty interesting. Out of the two I prefer Breach.
Breach - Hosted by award-winning cybersecurity journalist Bob Sullivan and veteran podcast producer Alia Tavakolian, Breach investigates history's biggest data breaches with IT security experts, technology reporters, and white hat hackers.
Cyber - Hacking. Hackers. Disinformation campaigns. Encryption. The Cyber. This stuff gets complicated really fast, but Motherboard spends its time embedded in the infosec world so you don't have to. Host Ben Makuch talks every week to Motherboard reporters Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Joseph Cox about the stories they're breaking and to the industry's most famous hackers and researchers
There is a backup rule called “3:2:1”.
https://www.carbonite.com/blog/article/2016/01/what-is-3-2-1-backup
Note that Synology has HyperBackup for full backup and restoration. This includes system settings etc.
There is also the Snapshots application that can take snapshots on the primary NAS/Volume. Snapshots application can also send Snapshots on another device up to 3 per shared folder.
The Snapshots application also has a Replication feature. You can create replications of your primary device shared folders onto the remote device for immediate access should a fault occur. The target storage NAS needs to be as big or greater than the primary device. I believe this replication service is related to High-Availability failover.
Note: my personal setup
DS1819+: Volume 1 (6x4TB WD Red in SHR-2) as primary storage. Volume 2 (2x8TB WD Red in SHR-1) as local hyperbackup vault for Volume 1. This is also a remote backup for my brother’s NAS.
DS1817+: off-site used for my brother’s business (and a separate volume for his personal files). Two live data volumes (personal and business) plus a third volume just the same as my DS1819+ Volume 2 used for local and remote hyperbackup vault.
I used snapshots created on the live data volumes 24-hourly, 30-daily, 52-weekly, and 5-yearly.
I do not yet use remote snapshots nor high availability / replication.
No biggie. I've shared this thread with a few of my friends in cybersec and all the devs I work with have been flabbergasted by the responses. What that tells me as a dev and my peers is that we need to do a better job educating about security. It's very easy to forget not every one is dialed into media revolving around this stuff. I like using this Reply All intro as a good starter. Breach is a new and good one that's also easily accessible. Both are accessible and focus more on the human side than the tech side, which is the best way to someone's toes wet.
I was going to recommend One Drive as a secondary option. Honestly if you have Office 365 and less than 1TB of data, then don't even bother with Carbonite. Their rates are similar to office 365. But with the added benefit that its unlimited. For one user, its ~$75.000/yr. If you want more details on Carbonite pricing, then this websire should help: https://www.carbonite.com/backup-software/carbonite-safe/
Breach podcast "A new podcast investigating history’s most notorious data breaches."
Just finished season 1, now waiting for season 2. It covers the Yahoo breach, the DNC and much more. I found it fascinating.
Forgot to say that I am able to create a brand new backup of my limited files to my internal storage and it restores just fine. But even though my good older backup is in the same folder, restore eventually fails and says backup cannot be found.
Is my old backup corrupted somehow or is this weird? It just seems that if I have a copy, I should be able to restore it, no matter what.
Also, I have followed the suggestions here already, but nothing works:
Here are a couple of options for you:
- Buy an inexpensive NAS, but I'd still recommend you back the NAS up to an offsite location. Given the cost of that additional backup, it likely is no longer the best solution (plus, you have hardware to maintain)
- Sign up for Office 365 and use One Drive/Sharepoint, it's either free or cheap as you are a non-profit (see techsoup.org). This wouldn't be to store a backup copy, but to store the data proper and let MS handle the backups for you. You could layer on an additional third-party backup of those if you wanted more backup redundancy.
- Also available on techsoup are discounts on Amazon and Microsoft cloud services. You could use those in conjunction with Cloudberry Labs backup clients for an inexpensive backup solution, so long as storage costs don't exceed the free usage provided by MS or AWS.
- Go with a client-based backup solution to the cloud, storage inclusive. Carbonite (https://www.carbonite.com/en/cloud-backup/business/industry/nonprofit/) and Backblaze are two options, but they aren't in Tech Soup and I don't know if they offer any non-profit discounts. This won't give you a central file share, but that doesn't seem to be what you need.
Of the above options, I think you should look seriously at 2 & 4. They are simpler and minimize what you would need to manage.
> my name is attached to the account and you need a prime membership linked to it.
I didnt think of that, good point
Honestly I would choose a website with bunk credentials.
I have heard mixed things about Carbonite, it may be worth looking at.
WeTransfer is AWESOME. But you still need a place to store the files which is a bummer.
You could check out some block chain oriented solutions like Storj I have no idea what personal info (if any) they need.
Let me know if you go with Storj! Im eager to hear how it went
Not sure if carbonite is available in Italy. I can't imagine why it wouldn't be, though. $200 USD/yr is pretty cheap compared to the enormous fines in lieu, though. The one other cost being a beefy enough upload rate to support the service.
Carbinite is pretty popular. I know some that use that. But it's a paid subscription from like $60 or $100 a year.
Crashplan is another online popular plan around the same pricing. I think this one has better reviews.
There are free alternatives like using google drive and you get like 15GB free.
This is a good article to read: http://www.howtogeek.com/242428/whats-the-best-way-to-back-up-my-computer/
Why do they think they need cloud? Rotating a couple of external portable hard drive backups offsite periodically would be a reasonably safe, inexpensive solution. (If their data size is small enough, flash drives might also work.)
They could also look into nonprofit pricing plans.