On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 12:12:58AM -0600, Harv Nelson wrote: > Hi > > Is there some sort of backup/restore utility that I can use to make backups > using the CD-R on my machines? CD-R's cost about a dime each these days. > That price makes that media much more attractive than investing in a big tape > drive and tapes.. > > I've got 5 machines on my little network. Each has a 20 gig HD (or less). > How about another machine with a couple 50 gig drives that would be used just > for backing up the others? That would cost about as much as the tape drives > and tapes. > > Another strategy you'd care to suggest?
You can get a hard disk caddy that plugs into a drive bay in the PC. I put an extra HD in one, and back everything onto it. No need for an extra whole PC. Only I have to power teh machine down to put it it or take it out -- it's not hot-swappable. -- hendrik
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