Here's a couple things I do that have saved me a lot of grief. First, anything that goes on the "file server" (music, photos, documents, family videos) gets backed up to DVD-R first. I also keep extra DVD-R copies of irreplaceable stuff like family photos in a safe deposit box.
The file server gets mirrored to an external USB drive after additions or changes. I don't keep the external drive connected except during mirror operations. I store it in a closet away from the computer room. Also, the stuff on the file server is kept "read-only" except during specific times, mainly when I am updating tags. Since the server is a Linux system, I take the extra precaution of making the files "immutable": chattr -R +i /mnt/hdc1/music This makes it so even root can't screw up and delete them. When I want to add files or update file tags, I reverse the immutable attribute: chattr -R -i /mnt/hdc1/music Actually, I've created aliases, "lock_music", "unlock_music", "lock_photos", etc. so I can lock/unlock different parts of the server as needed. -- Pale Blue Ego ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31963 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
