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Backup System / Permanent Storage

mitsche · 2009-04-09T15:27:04

Hi, I'm going to get an external HDD to backup my data on, since I'm tired of burning DVD-Rs when I'm out of space on my internal HDD and losing them subsequently. It's a hassle. Besides programming, I use my PC mostly for DTP, photo retouching and music production. I want to archive what I make, permanently. Are HDDs prone to breaking? Are DVD-Rs or other optical media more persistent? Tape drives seem expensive and nonpractical. Are they worth their money for private use? Is anybody out there as worried as me when it comes to accessing our data in ten or twenty years time? Regards, Michael PS: This is my first post, I hope this subject isn't completely off-topic or exhausted. I was unable to find anything on backup media in the forum archive. I'm looking forward to contributing to this place.

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Started by mitsche March 23, 2009 07:56 AM

13 comments, last by Luckless 15 years, 2 months ago

Luckless

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March 25, 2009 01:44 PM

I meant as a solution to your giant shoe box problem.

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mitsche

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March 26, 2009 10:10 AM

I've never used microfilm before, and I have an aversion to adopting new technologies.

Luckless

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March 26, 2009 10:22 AM

I'm sorry, I was joking about it. Microfilm isn't really 'new', actually it is old, outdated, and I don't think anyone actually uses it anymore except for existing archive stock. Mostly records/newspapers were put on them, items that would other wise take up huge amounts of shelf space.

But if you did want to print everything off, it would save a fair bit of room rather than printing to just normal paper.

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TheTroll

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March 30, 2009 04:01 PM

I am a fan of NAS (Network Attached Storage).

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Luckless

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April 09, 2009 03:27 PM

Is there a real advantage in buying off the shelf NAS and building your own file server out of an older PC in a case with lots of drive slots? Besides maybe a slight improvement in power usage, and easier setup times?

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