[email protected] wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 04.03.2015 um 23:29
> schrieb "Walter Dnes" <[email protected]>:
>
>> On Tue, Mar 03, 2015 at 07:51:35AM -0800, Grant wrote
>>> I have several encrypted backup repositories online and I'd like to
>>> somehow mirror that offline.  I currently have about 20G of data to
>>> back up.  Any ideas?  Rewritable Blu-Ray?
>>   32 gigabyte USB keys are around $20 CDN, probably less in US
>> dollars.
>> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=11_180_181&item_id=058767
>>
>>   128 gigabyte keys for $80
>> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=11_180_181&item_id=069903
>>
>>   256 and 512 gigabyte capacities are also available, but they're more
>> expensive.  Format a USB key as ext2fs, and it'll handle permissions
>> and UID's properly.
> Most USB-Sticks are cheap consumer products and IMHO not very reliable.
> I had several faulty stick over the years. If you plan to use
> USB-Sticks for your backups then buy two of them from different vendors
> and copy your data to both of them. 
>
> --
> Regards
> wabe
>
>


It would seem that this is a backup to a backup.  I think I read earlier
that the OP already has backups but just wants more backups just in
case.  I guess one can never really have to much, I guess. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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