From: "Walter Dnes" <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive storage questions
Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 23:01:50 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150505030150.GA25392@waltdnes.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <55471E8B.4040402@gmail.com>
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 <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-05-05 3:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-04-28 8:39 [gentoo-user] Hard drive storage questions Dale
2015-04-28 14:49 ` Francisco Ares
2015-04-28 15:01 ` Alan McKinnon
2015-04-28 15:24 ` Neil Bothwick
2015-04-28 17:38 ` Rich Freeman
2015-04-28 18:11 ` Neil Bothwick
2015-04-28 18:31 ` Rich Freeman
2015-04-28 18:41 ` Neil Bothwick
2015-04-28 22:02 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
2015-04-29 1:24 ` Rich Freeman
2015-04-29 6:20 ` Alan McKinnon
2015-04-29 14:31 ` Grant Edwards
2015-04-29 6:13 ` [gentoo-user] " Alan McKinnon
2015-04-29 7:52 ` Neil Bothwick
2015-05-04 7:39 ` Dale
2015-05-04 7:46 ` Neil Bothwick
2015-05-04 8:13 ` Mick
2015-05-04 8:26 ` Dale
2015-05-04 8:23 ` Dale
2015-05-04 10:31 ` Neil Bothwick
2015-05-04 10:40 ` Dale
2015-05-04 11:26 ` Neil Bothwick
2015-05-09 10:56 ` Dale
2015-05-09 12:59 ` Rich Freeman
2015-05-09 14:46 ` Todd Goodman
2015-05-09 18:16 ` Rich Freeman
2015-05-04 11:35 ` Rich Freeman
2015-05-04 18:42 ` Nuno Magalhães
2015-05-05 6:41 ` Alan McKinnon
2015-05-05 10:56 ` Rich Freeman
2015-05-05 11:33 ` Neil Bothwick
2015-05-05 12:05 ` Mick
2015-05-05 12:21 ` Neil Bothwick
2015-05-05 12:39 ` Mick
2015-05-05 12:53 ` Rich Freeman
2015-05-05 21:50 ` Neil Bothwick
2015-05-05 22:21 ` Bill Kenworthy
2015-05-05 22:33 ` Bill Kenworthy
2015-05-04 10:57 ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-04-28 15:02 ` Rich Freeman
2015-05-04 7:23 ` Dale
2015-05-05 3:01 ` Walter Dnes [this message]
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2018-11-09 1:16 Dale
2018-11-09 1:31 ` Jack
2018-11-09 1:43 ` Dale
2018-11-09 2:04 ` Andrew Lowe
2018-11-09 2:07 ` Bill Kenworthy
2018-11-09 8:39 ` Neil Bothwick
2018-11-09 2:29 ` Rich Freeman
2018-11-09 8:17 ` Bill Kenworthy
2018-11-09 13:25 ` Rich Freeman
2018-11-09 9:02 ` J. Roeleveld
2018-11-11 0:45 ` Dale
2018-11-11 21:41 ` Wol's lists
2018-11-11 22:17 ` Dale
2018-11-09 9:24 ` Wols Lists
2015-04-27 7:41 Dale
2015-04-28 18:25 ` Daniel Frey
2015-04-28 21:23 ` Dale
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