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RAID is not a replacement for backups. In the case with Steam the top level comment mentioned, all files writable by the user were deleted (including mounted dr
by PureParadigm 6y ago
RAID is not a replacement for backups. In the case with Steam the top level comment mentioned, all files writable by the user were deleted (including mounted drives in /media). RAID might protect you against hardware failure, but you also have to consider software (bugs/hackers/ransomware).
- canada_dry 6y ago> RAID is not a replacement for backups. As an IT Exec (retired)... this was a lesson learned long ago. For my own/home systems I use rclone [i] (in conj w raid5) for the most critical files. [i] https://github.com/rclone/rclone https://github.com/rclone/rclone