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Re: personal backup
From: Dorn Hetzel <dorn () hetzel org>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:22:49 -0400
We used to use DVD's for off-site backup, but that's not been the best of solutions. I've been experimenting with external hard drives but I am less comfortable with them; I've seen too many drives fail. The idea of letting them sit for awhile and praying they spin up later bothers me. :-) On the other hand, running Unison to a server someplace else has obvious benefits and some downsides too. Backups remain a tricky problem to get right. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net
For backups I use a combination of: 1) Sync server to a single purpose windows XP box in a different building (why windoze will become apparent shortly) 2) Continuous dribble of remote backup from XP backup to backblaze (doesn't support server OS for obvious reasons) 3) Monthly or so backup of really critical files to microsd cards in safety deposit box. They are inexpensive and very small, so I just buy a new one for each backup and let them pile up in the box. It's not perfect but works for me, and I can use backblaze to remotely "recover" a file if access to my server is down :) -Dorn
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- Re: personal backup Dorn Hetzel (Aug 13)
- Re: personal backup David Ramsey (Aug 13)
- Re: personal backup John Levine (Aug 13)
- Re: personal backup Jeroen Massar (Aug 13)
- Re: personal backup Jake Khuon (Aug 13)
- Re: personal backup Joe Greco (Aug 13)
- Re: personal backup Jake Khuon (Aug 12)
- Re: personal backup Jeffrey S. Young (Aug 13)
- Re: personal backup Jared Mauch (Aug 13)
- Re: personal backup Patrick W. Gilmore (Aug 14)
- Re: personal backup Dorn Hetzel (Aug 14)
- RE: personal backup Alex Rubenstein (Aug 14)
- Re: personal backup Daniel Staal (Aug 16)