| Pat Regan on 1 Nov 2005 21:14:28 -0000 |
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Doug Crompton wrote: > All true, but in my past experience tape is not on my list of things I > want to have. Just bad experiences. I have a thing about non-random > access. I like to see the whole picture. Understanding the problems with > abuse of a drive is important. Since I am the 'backer upper' I can deal > with that. Removable media other than tape is limited to at best > (presently with most equipment) about 5 GB. I will stick with the hard > drive backup. It costs about $100 for 300GB give or take. Hard Dive > capacity is continually rising. What about transporting your backups to/from an off site location? Hard drives are much more sensitive to heat, cold, and humidity. Although heat probably can melt a DVD :). I am quite paranoid, myself. I even store my at home personal backups off site. It may only be one town away, but it protects me against fire. And I would hate to lose the last 5 years worth of digital pictures :). I only tend to move my personal backups off site every 6-12 months, though :). Pat Attachment:
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