Data Backup - Multiple Scenarios

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Homerboy
what many of you are failing to realize is that external HDDs and such do not protect you in case of a fire. Sure you can take those offsite every week/month etc, but if there is a fire or similar you're still going to be missing a week/months worth of data. Offsite, online backup is the PROPER way to do backups. It is automated and easy and (arguably) fail proof. You dont have to pay eithrer. Find a buddy that has a PC on 24x7. Install a HDD on his machine (and vice versa if you want to return the favor) Setup a nightly backup routine and both of you are all set.

lol, I doubt you have that much important data. my external hdd with important data goes in a fire retardant safe. 3 copies of the data is burnt on dvd-r (different brand/batch) and 2 are sent off site.

the 20+GB of pictures and hours and hours of video are very important to me... and completely irreplaceable. I just stated also, as SoulAssassin has said, most fireproof safes are designed to keep paper from burning, not from extreme temps that will damage magnetic and optical media

 

[ElFenix]

just backed everything up to a pair of regular internal drives. need to find somewhere better than my bookshelf to put them, though.

 

[CrazyLazy]

Online, on a flash drive and on my computers hard drive. Only do that for important stuff, I can afford to lose most everything on my computer so I don't back up stuff a lot.