If I Haven't Added Music, Should I Still Back up?


While it is common knowledge that you should back up your hard drive often, but what if you haven't added any music?

I have a separate Ex HD for just my music and always back it up soon after I have added some new music.

Q: Is there any reason to back up on a weekly or monthly basis if I have not added any new music or other data?

Thanks, jtb
jb8312

Showing 1 response by mlsstl

No, I would not repeat a backup if nothing had changed. You are probably increasing the chances of a problem with unnecessary backups.

For example, what if the main music drive had developed some corrupted files and you didn't know about the problem? In this case, you'd simply be wiping out a good backup copy and replacing it with the corrupted one.

If you're just worried about the condition of the backup drive, you can always run a disk integrity test on it

I keep two backups of my music drive and back those up only incrementally (i.e., only new music gets added. Existing song files are not replaced.) One of the backup drives is kept off-premises in the event of a fire, windstorm or theft at my home.