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Sure but then your hard drive fails (as they tend to do) and you lose all the data. Sounds like the right solution is just encryption on the client + 3rd party
by tolmasky 13y ago
Sure but then your hard drive fails (as they tend to do) and you lose all the data. Sounds like the right solution is just encryption on the client + 3rd party cloud storage.
- DiabloD3 13y agoExcept its easy to build RAID enclosures that are USB mass storage devices. Plus, it replicates data across multiple Plugs in different location, and I think the Plug software also shares data on your computer (which can be RAIDed) through your private Plug network as well.
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- tolmasky 13y agoSure, easy for you and me. But I think for "normal" people this will be a net negative backup-wise. But I agree, possibly a net-positive privacy wise.
- tjohns 13y agoRAID is not a backup solution. If your filesystem is corrupted in software (or you just mistype and delete something important), it will happily replicate the damage across all of your drives. Personally I feel recommending RAID to home users is generally a bad idea. It gives a false sense of security.
- DiabloD3 13y agoDepends on the file system implementation. Smarter RAID implementations, such those integrated into ZFS, will not be easily taken down. In addition, RAID does not require you to use local devices. I agree, however, it is not a backup solution, and I did not claim it was. I merely stated RAID is how you deal with drives dying and taking everything with it. Backups is how you deal with RAIDs or entire locations dying, ergo, offsite backup. And multiple Plug installations seems to cover the concurrent offsite sync part of that.
- rapind 13y agoI setup unRaid for my wife's photography business. Haven't had to deal with an HD failure yet though so I can't vouch for it. Might be worth looking into yourself though for a cheap backup solution. http://lime-technology.com/ http://lime-technology.com/