This could as easily be a post over in one of the other threads about load-shedding options — but with TM being potentially “always on”, does give it a bit of different spin — so figured I would ask here.
I would normally have a TM external 2TB HDD plugged in permanently, both at home and the office, whenever I am at my desk with my MBP. With TM quietly doing its thing in the background, I don’t have to worry about accidentally deleting something, or making unsaved changes — since TM is there as a useful form of versioning control. And, of course, “off-site” backups over and above Backblaze.
However, thanks to load-shedding, I have just lost my 3rd external WD drive over the past year and a bit.
What options to prevent this? Would I need to consider a mini-UPS (like they have for router’s/modems) to potentially keep an external hub powered up?
To be clear — the office has backup power — but the power trips completely at changeover, before coming back up a few seconds later. This has obviously happened enough times while a backup was taking place, to cause issues.
How do the rest of you deal with external drives and load-shedding? Or are you all just way better at watching the schedule, and not having anything plugged in during your stage(s)?
I would normally have a TM external 2TB HDD plugged in permanently, both at home and the office, whenever I am at my desk with my MBP. With TM quietly doing its thing in the background, I don’t have to worry about accidentally deleting something, or making unsaved changes — since TM is there as a useful form of versioning control. And, of course, “off-site” backups over and above Backblaze.
However, thanks to load-shedding, I have just lost my 3rd external WD drive over the past year and a bit.
What options to prevent this? Would I need to consider a mini-UPS (like they have for router’s/modems) to potentially keep an external hub powered up?
To be clear — the office has backup power — but the power trips completely at changeover, before coming back up a few seconds later. This has obviously happened enough times while a backup was taking place, to cause issues.
How do the rest of you deal with external drives and load-shedding? Or are you all just way better at watching the schedule, and not having anything plugged in during your stage(s)?
