Three failed hard drives. Two 5TB drives and one 32GB drive became unusable. Here’s how I diagnosed the corrupted file, recovered what I could, and built a smarter 2026 backup strategy.
In this video, I walk through:
• Troubleshooting corrupted external hard drives
• Backing up files from my MacBook step-by-step
• Identifying the file that caused drive corruption
• Why I don’t trust storing everything only on cloud storage (Google Drive, iCloud, Yahoo, etc.)
• My new 2026 backup system using multiple external drives by category
• Why one large hard drive is NOT enough
• Advice from Best Buy’s Geek Squad
If you’ve experienced:
External hard drive failure
Corrupted USB drives
MacBook backup issues
Data recovery problems
Cloud storage limitations
This video will help you rethink your backup strategy.
The key lesson: Don’t rely on one drive. Don’t rely only on the cloud. Build layers.
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