My solution - backup advice please

I want your opinion on My Backup solution.

I have an iMac - iPhone + iPad, all with the same Apple ID.

Backup of my iMac is as follows:

An external hard drive attached via USB to Time Machine.

Attach an external hard drive via USB for local CrashPlan backup

Attach an external hard drive via USB to another local CrashPlan backup

CrashPlan Cloud backup.

Photo folder also back up to another HD from time to time

I have starts disc as I can redownload my OSX still + my Apps.

Any improvement / advice will be appreciated.

CrashPlan you test to see if he can restore your data in a usable format?

When I tested a copy of CrashPlan demonstration I discovered that he was not able to restore my data in a usable format. Where the reason I decided to not use to my backup solution.

The essential part of any backup solution is restoring data in a usable format. If he cannot do it then it is worthless.

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