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Instead of DVD-Rs, I now use write-protected USB flash drives (Netac U335 or similar) with their write protect switches melted with a soldering iron. I know thi
by kozak 10y ago
Instead of DVD-Rs, I now use write-protected USB flash drives (Netac U335 or similar) with their write protect switches melted with a soldering iron. I know this doesn't protect about hardware failure, but most data loss actally gets caused by user actions or software bugs. Store several of them at different locations to protect from other threats.
- YorickPeterse 10y agoWe are considering using S4 (http://www.supersimplestorageservice.com/ http://www.supersimplestorageservice.com/), it's probably the best place to store your important data.
- overcast 10y agoAhhh, absolutely adore alliteration.
- elygre 10y agoBack in the dark ages (1980s or so), a professor at my uni managed to get a speaking slot for his presentation on "write-only memory". Good times.
- ludwigvan 10y agoNo, too expensive and proprietary. I can't understand why people pay for these tools when you can build the same thing using open source technologies? Here's a script I use at home for this: #!/bin/bash tar -cf - ~/Documents/ > /dev/null
- nickpsecurity 10y agoThat's a good idea. I havent looked into them in a long time. Thanks for the reminder.