There are times when you need to back up your research data, either for a data use agreement or data management plan, or for peace of mind. This recipe describes two options for backing up your workstation data. Please note that, if your workstation contains sensitive data, the backups will as well and must be secured accordingly.
Work with your IT Pro to help identify a suitable backup solution for your workstation. If you have sensitive data that will be backed up, a good option could be an external disk that self-encrypts data as it is being written.
Please email securemyresearch@iu.edu to report errors/omissions and send critiques, suggestions for improvements, new use cases/recipes, or any other positive or negative feedback you might have. It will be your contribution to the Cookbook and appreciated by all who use it.