{"id":87721,"date":"2023-12-11T19:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T01:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=87721"},"modified":"2024-06-17T15:31:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T20:31:29","slug":"another-use-for-speedy-camera-memory-cards-encrypted-ultraportable-backups-of-critical-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/87721-another-use-for-speedy-camera-memory-cards-encrypted-ultraportable-backups-of-critical-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Use for Speedy Camera Memory Cards: Encrypted, Ultraportable Backups of Critical Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lots of people just do not backup<\/a> their data. Or they depend exclusively on services like iCloud (a huge risk in some cases<\/a>), which has led to total loss for some<\/a>. Having zero or one backups is a guarantee of disaster\u2014it\u2019s only a matter of time. And never forget that having a single physical backup near the computer means it can be lost in fire\/flood\/theft scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OWC CFExpress Type B cards.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

You might have critical data that you cannot afford to lose: financial records, family photos, professional data, source code that took 6,400 hours to develop, etc. Losing any of that could not only be painful, but for some things it could end a business (eg. source code I\u2019ve written for my web server).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why I take a multi-pronged strategy for backups including multiple backups on and off site on both hard drives<\/a> and SSDs<\/a>. (That aspect of the strategy will be the topic of another article.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my forms of backup that I have adopted recently is tiny to carry: an encrypted backup that fits into a wallet or purse<\/strong>, or just about anything. I carry not one but two encrypted backups in my wallet. (The encrypted part is critical; were my wallet stolen, I want that data locked down.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OWC Atlas FXR<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Two relatively new items of fantastic technology make this possible: (1) CFExpress Type B camera cards<\/a> such as OWC Atlas Pro and OWC Atlas Ultra<\/a>, and (2) a Thunderbolt\/USB-C card reader like the OWC Atlas FXR<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating an encrypted volume<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Step by step instructions below, or watch the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following applies to any drive, but an SSD or CFExpress Type B camera card is strongly preferred. For this article our working assumption here is that you have a card like the OWC Atlas Pro\/Ultra CFExpress Type B inserted into a super-fast card reader like the OWC FXR. SDXC camera cards<\/a> can work also, but they are glacially slow. That might be OK if the backup is small, and they are even tinier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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