SanDisk 500GB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-500G-G25

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High-speed transfers with up to 550MB/s read speeds let you move hi-res photos and videos fast (Based on internal testing; performance may be lower depending on drive capacity, host device, OS and application.)
Ruggedized, water- and dust-resistant (IP55-rated) (IEC 60529 IP55: Tested to withstand water flow (30 kPa) at 3 minch; limited dust contact does not interfere with operation. Must be clean and dry before use.)
Shock-resistant solid state core for greater durability (Shock-resistant (up to 1500G) and vibration-resistant (5g RMS, 10-2000 HZ), Non-Operating Temperature(from ‐20°C to 70°C), operating temperature (from 0°C to 45°C))
Compact and pocket-sized
For PC and Mac users
Built by SanDisk, a technology leader and pioneer of the modern day SSD, to deliver superior performance
3-year limited manufacturer warranty
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My wife uses Time Machine, and is certainly recommended for most people. I've always preferred a more manual approach out of habit and preference. Here are two ways to do it manually, and I do both:

#1 - Manually keep copies, or move files, from the internal HD, to the external HD.

So I will have a Work folder, Media folder, Apps folder (where I keep the .dmg or .zip files of apps I need to install again), and so on. Inside those folders I have sub folders. For example, I have Work > Clients, and Work > Stock Images, and so on. For media its Media > Photos, Media > Video, Media > Books, Media > PDFs, and so on. These are all on external disks. I do not keep these on the internal HD—I don't have enough space.

#2 - Use a backup clone software for the internal HD

I use Carbon Copy Cloner—which is a staple, trusted app for this kind of thing, but there are alternatives. CCC will make a clone of your internal HD the first time, from the empty external HD you plug into your computer. So I bought a 500GB Sandisk Extreme SSD for $90, plug it in via USB-3, then run CCC software. It clones my internal MBP HD to that Sandisk.

BENEFIT: Now I can boot off that Sandisk, on this laptop, my wife's laptop, any computer. If your laptop breaks, gets stolen, needs to get sent to repair, whatever—its nice to have a clone of your HD. This is important if you have clients and can't afford to lose more than a week of work (I clone every week). Booting means the macOS and all the files are on it. So if I hold OPTION when restarting a Mac, I can select the external HD as a boot drive. It then loads the macOS off that boot drive, etc. Its like using my Mac, but on someone else's Mac.

And to clarify, when you plug in the external disk (that CCC cloned the first time) then CCC doesn't clone it all over again. Instead, what it actually does is scan your HD, note any changes you've made since the last clone backup, and then make those same changes on your external drive. In other words, it will only copy or delete what's needed to keep it the same externally as it looks internally.

An example of that benefit is that when I sent my laptop in for battery repair and replacement, before I mailed it to Apple, I cloned my HD to the Sandisk, and then while my laptop was in mail, traveling the country, I was using the Sandisk off a second laptop we own, and it felt like I was working off my original laptop. There was no downtime. Clients don't want to know you're taking a week off because your laptop is off to an Apple repair facility. They want to know you're working on what they paid you to do. There is no downtime.

# Important Note

If you keep files on an external disk, its best to clone those as well. So if you have a 4TB External HD you keep everything in, buy another 4TB External HD, clone it, and then keep that at another location, like at work or at your parents place or a friends house (make sure its encrypted). That way if you get burgled, or theres a fire, you have a backup in a second location that is untouched. No promises if the moon crashes in on earth, though.

Seems like a lot to do but it really isn't. It's best practices. Keep files externally organized (in case your laptop gets stolen, broken), and clone your internal HD every week, at least, if not every day, so that you always have a working bootable backup. With an SSD it only takes minutes to update that bootable backup.

SanDisk 500GB Extreme Portable External SSD - Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1 - SDSSDE60-500G-G25

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