 Backup solutions |
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 Jul 17 2008, 12:33 PM
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We've discussed it before, but what are you backup solutions?
I've never backed up and I've been lucky, but I keep hearing horror stories about losing years worth of stuff and frankly I'm becoming paranoid. To me there's a difference between backup and archive. I'm looking for both solutions. Backup, to me, is what can keep my current digital data from being lost by a mechanical failure and/or user error. Archive is the long-term backup. The 'keep this safe in case I need it in 5 years' kind of thing. I think I would prefer a local solution, as paying someone to store my files monthly seems kind of odd to me, though I guess I already basically pay flickr to store my archives of photos. Any opinions on Drobo? -------------------- Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
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Jul 29 2008, 08:29 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
Yeah my file storage setup has change somewhat recently too. I have a 1 TB networked NAS that is the backup drive, and I set up a secondary PC with a 1 TB internal drive as the main storage. I have a new 300GB raptor as the main drive in my main PC, and will work from it. It will backup to the 1 TB storage, and the storage will backup to the NAS nightly. I'm going to write some kind of simple app to make the nightly backups work. The idea is it lets me turn my main PC off whenever I want and not impede the backup process. The storage PC is pretty fast but I put a cheap fanless video card in it so it runs fairly quiet and cooler, and also needs no peripherals.
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Jul 29 2008, 10:20 AM
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 Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jul 29 2008, 09:29 AM)  Yeah my file storage setup has change somewhat recently too. I have a 1 TB networked NAS that is the backup drive, and I set up a secondary PC with a 1 TB internal drive as the main storage. I have a new 300GB raptor as the main drive in my main PC, and will work from it. It will backup to the 1 TB storage, and the storage will backup to the NAS nightly. I'm going to write some kind of simple app to make the nightly backups work. The idea is it lets me turn my main PC off whenever I want and not impede the backup process. The storage PC is pretty fast but I put a cheap fanless video card in it so it runs fairly quiet and cooler, and also needs no peripherals. How are the NAS speeds compared to say Firewire or USB 2.0? I have a NAS ready drive but I am hesitant to attach it for speed reasons. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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cmac Backup solutions Jul 17 2008, 12:33 PM
Watchman don't rely on a third party
i have two 400 gi... Jul 17 2008, 12:38 PM cmac how often do you backup? Jul 17 2008, 12:39 PM Watchman every two weeks or so, sometimes more or sometimes... Jul 17 2008, 12:40 PM
Forum Warrior QUOTE (Watchman @ Jul 17 2008, 01:40 PM) ... Jul 17 2008, 05:16 PM Watchman QUOTE (Forum Warrior @ Jul 17 2008, 06:16... Jul 17 2008, 05:47 PM impala454 I have a 1 TB external drive, and a 1TB internal d... Jul 17 2008, 12:56 PM Spectatrix If you're just trying to protect yourself from... Jul 17 2008, 02:53 PM Hartmann I'm working on a new backup plan since getting... Jul 29 2008, 07:48 AM impala454 I haven't used any USB or firewire hard drives... Jul 29 2008, 11:33 AM impala454 Just FYI to those that care, I wrote a command lin... Jul 31 2008, 11:20 PM impala454 Just FYI I updated this, found a minor issue where... Aug 3 2008, 12:15 AM |
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