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On Mon, May 04, 2015 at 02:23:55AM -0500, Dale wrote |
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> Dale wrote: |
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> Well, I read replies a few times and I think it is best to just add a |
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> new drive. Heck, I've already had a 3TB drive to fail. Anyway, I also |
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> need to look into some sort of backup system. I used to do this with |
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> DVDs but with this much "stuff", that just isn't a good idea, not to |
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> mention that DVDs have their own issues. I may take a peek into a RAID |
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> setup since really, that is about the best if not only way to do it. |
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How often do you need to refresh your backups? And how much does a |
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medium-size safety-deposit box cost in your area? Would the bank object |
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to you going into your safety-deposit box once a month? Here's a plan... |
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1 computer with a main drive, and 2 backup drives. The backup drives |
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are either removable internals, or standalone externals. In either |
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case, they would have to fit inside the safety deposit box. |
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Month # |
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1) make duplicate backups of your machine to both backup drives, and |
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stick 1 into the bank safety-deposit box, and keep the other at home |
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2) - update your home backup |
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- take it to the bank |
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- swap it with the other drive |
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- bring the other drive home and update that backup immediately |
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3) all succeeding months... GOTO 2 (rinse; lather; repeat) |
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No worry about uploading terabytes of data over a slow ADSL link. |
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This is basically a reprise of Andrew Tanenbaum's quote... |
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> Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes |
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> hurtling down the highway. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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