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On the other hand, perhaps it's good to allow data to be lost occasionally... I've lost old emails, source code, and other documents that I thought were really
by Locke 18y ago
On the other hand, perhaps it's good to allow data to be lost occasionally... I've lost old emails, source code, and other documents that I thought were really important (to me at least). Turns out I was wrong, I don't miss any of it.
It's a shame when people lose stuff for reasons other than neglect, but it happens. Start over or work on something new (and treat it like an opportunity, not a chore).
- ajkirwin 18y agoThere's no reason to lose data. Space is cheap.
- Locke 18y agoIt depends on how you define "lose". To keep all your data for a long time takes effort. Storage formats change. Disks die. Hosted storage bills need to be paid, billing needs to be updated (credit cards expire), etc. You really need more than one copy in more than one place if you want to be really confident that your data won't be lost. Is all your data worth the effort? Is it healthy to try to hang on to everything?
- ajkirwin 18y agoWhen I could simply offload to a drive and then throw that dive into storage? Sure it is.
- byrneseyeview 18y ago1) That doesn't mean that you're better off losing all the data you've lost. 2) You may not even be better-off on average considering the data lost. 3) Not your call: some folks turn disaster into opportunity, but a disaster is still disastrous.