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It really sucks that we all have to keep learning this lesson over and over. Everyone I've ever spoken to that has a good backup strategy in place has it becaus
by profsnuggles 12y ago
It really sucks that we all have to keep learning this lesson over and over. Everyone I've ever spoken to that has a good backup strategy in place has it because they have lost irreplaceable files.
Have real backups. Syncing is not a backup strategy, raid is not a backup strategy, etc. 3-2-1 At least three copies in 2 different (storage) formats and at least one copy offsite. It sounds like overkill but you have to decide how much your data is really worth.
- catshirt 12y agoi think people are still struggling because creating real backups still seems like kind of a pain in the ass compared to cloud syncing. what's currently the most convenient and simple way to store multiple local backups?
- profsnuggles 12y agoIt IS a pain and I don't know that there is a way to fix that. As I said though you have to decide what your data is worth to you. I personally use http://duplicity.nongnu.org/ http://duplicity.nongnu.org/ and a semi-complicated system of cron and bash script to backup my files to my local server, some flash drives and s3.
- slantyyz 12y agoGetting a Time Capsule is pretty convenient if you're a Mac user. That you can add USB drives to the Time Capsule also allows you to store extra discrete snapshots using other backup software like Crashplan.
- arethuza 12y ago"raid is not a backup strategy" Though I have seen it used (to my horror) as a software release strategy.... :-)