What is a practical portable storage setup?

[Daresh84]

Q: What should people use for simple portable storage and file backups?

A: For quick transfers, a sturdy USB stick still makes sense. One verified option is Samsung BAR Plus USB Flash Drive Type-A, 512 GB.

For proper backups though, people should not rely on a single flash drive. A sensible setup is one local backup, one external drive and one cloud or offsite copy for anything important

[Scholar]

USB sticks are still handy for installers

[Foundry69]

Backups need at least two locations

[IronQuarry]

I trust external SSDs more for important files

[StormForge89]

The best backup is the one you actually use

[Connor82]

People only care about backups after losing something

[Matticus]

A metal USB stick survives keyrings better