On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 06:05:29AM -0500, gene heskett wrote:
> On 1/23/24 00:30, Karl Vogel wrote:
> >>> On 1/22/24 11:31, gene heskett wrote:
> >
> > G> How does an 8T backup server sound for another $200 in hdwe? Very
> > G> enticing and I do have the sheckel's.
> >
> > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CQJBSQL
> > Seagate Desktop 8TB external Hard Drive, 3.5 Inch, USB 3.0 STGY8000400
> > $168.18
> >
> > What if you buy two, use one for a complete backup and the other for
> > incrementals or differentials? (I know, more than $200...)
>
> My disastrous experience with the last pair of seagates preclude exploring
> that path, ever again.
Sorry, the Seagate was just an example -- I prefer Western Digital myself.
My only point was using one or two external drives for backups.
--
Karl Vogel I don't speak for anyone but myself
And as we all know from experiments conducted during the Korean War, Diane,
sleep deprivation is a one-way ticket to temporary psychosis.
--FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, "Twin Peaks"
