best project backup

dongle99  wrote Sure there is an easy way. My project is developing well however I am suffering from increased anxiety and need to be able to copy and paste the whole project to and from C: disc to another external disc G: and perhap another. I have learned to create a base folder for my project which contains everything relating to my project and this has worked well. I have tried saving a copy using the Project Archiver, CopyProject but the final outcome in the copy is highly processed data which I don't understand and have a feeling that editing might lead me into an area which is not helpful. I just need to be able to do a backup on G: of my project as it exists on C: to which I can resort if I have hard drive failure. I realise I will not be using my very recent version but backing up at the end of a day would be good.

I do what I think you are doing.  I started doing it because my C: drive is a fast SSD, but limited in space. 

For a project I create a dedicated folder.  In that folder will be ALL the source files, the project itself, the output files and I set the Scratch Disks to "Same as Project".  

I use the the Windows File Explorer to move or copy the folder, with everything in it, to other drives for storage.  When it is on another drive, I can't open the project without confusion because the links in the project expect it to be on the C: drive.  So, to open a project, I move the entire folder back to the C: drive.   As long as the entire folder returns to the C: drive, everything works. 

Changing folder names, or anything else, will cause failure.   To work on the project it has to be returned to where it was started.   The procedure is not documented or recommended by Adobe.   But for me it works so that I can take advantage of the speed of the SSD C: drive on my computer.  

For further backup, I use synchronization software to keep complete copies of EVERYTHING on my computer on two different external drives that are stored in separate places. 

I have one of Steve's books and the Adobe provided instruction file.  One day I will read the sections on backup procedures and try them! 

The Project Archiver should move your project files and your media files to a new location. But you should NOT need to re-link them after. The Archiver keeps the whole bundle of files together.

The Project Archiver will not produce "highly processed data". It will do exactly what you want to do: Move a copy of your project and all of its accompanying media files to another location (in your case, another drive).

You will then be able to resume your editing in this new location -- and even delete your original project and its media files from your C drive if you'd like.