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