Affordable Home Backups for 10-100G Systems? 690
MichaelJames asks: "Ok, I have my MP3's streaming, all our digital pictures up, and a file server running on one machine in the basement. What would be the best way to do simple backups of the system and data? Get a tape drive Get a CDRW or DVDRW to backup the MP3 and pics, but use the old Zip drive for the file server data?" With drives in the 10-20 gig range only getting smaller and less expensive, what are we to do for backups, that have yet to scale well in the same range. For home systems with up to 100G of storage, what do you use to back up that much data, with a solution that's affordable to the average computer user? Have DVD writers become cheap enough for serious consideration as a backup media?
Maybe it's not fancy, but... (Score:5, Funny)
Recycle and save the environment! (Score:5, Funny)
Hey, I've got all these 5 1/4" floppy disks sitting in boxes in a back closet. I bet if I added them all up, they would amount to close to 100 GB.
LZip Compression (Score:2, Funny)
Obligatory comment (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Maybe it's not fancy, but... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Obligatory comment (Score:5, Funny)
Exactly. Poster Meets Terrorist Profile IMO (Score:4, Funny)
Why do you want to keep your data safe?
Is an encryption device utilized with a harddrive or an application?
Where did you obtain all of your software?
Are you looking to copy to a device that has the ability to encrypt files?
If you are looking for a portable back-up device, why do you need it to be portable?
Do you travel extensively?
When you do travel, do you primarily travel by air?
Do you have a digital camera?
Do you have a mobile phone?
Have you ever encrypted an email message?
Have you ever deleted an email message?
If so, have you had data rewrite over the sector(s) containing such message?
What was the title of the last book you purchased?
Re:The question I have to ask... (Score:1, Funny)
For the love of god, man, please stop posting pictures of yourself to alt.sex.fat
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Re:802.11 solution (Score:5, Funny)
I'm so sorry to hear that...
So I worked out a deal so that everyone is backing up to each other's PC at night on a weekly basis.
...and I'm really sorry to hear that. I hope you have a good lawyer and some written authorization from your neighbors.
Just the thought of what you've setup is enough to give me shivers.
What were you thinking? You're setting yourself up for a huge lawsuit and/or war with your neighbors. What if someone gets pissed at you because your dog leaves a surprise on their lawn? (just an example). You're the one who's responsible here, and you get no benefit. Your neighbors are leeching off your cable modem and using you for your computer knowledge.
Geeze, if I were you I'd be going insane! At least charge them for cable modem usage. And charge them for backups, but back it up to your own server. Get a tape drive and keep a recent set offsite (perhaps at a friendly neighbor's place, or a friend's place). And most of all... have a full contract signed by your neighbors clearing you of any responsibility!
Excuse me while I have a heart attack...
Re:Another hard drive (Score:4, Funny)
So, is this Fibonacci backup method?
Paper and pencil. (Score:2, Funny)
I've been looking at the raw data and writing down the 1's and 0's in the correct order in notebooks.
it's long, painful, and expensive; but... but... well I know I started doing it for a reason...
Re:Hard Drive != Long Term Backup (Score:1, Funny)
Three days ago, since you asked.
Re:What about fire? (Score:2, Funny)
The best way to backup mp3s is to give them to ALL your friends. it even has a technical term - Massively Distributed Backup. It is simple, effective, lawyer-proof and probably even nuke-proof (depending on the spacial distribution of your friends).
Re:Hard Drive != Long Term Backup (Score:1, Funny)
I'm not sure why this is so hard... (Score:3, Funny)