Why would you ever have data that you can't replace? On a hard drive or SSD you always should assume the device can fail at any minute. The rule of thumb is that the data must always exist on at least three physical media and at least two different geographical locations. And I add that this must remain so even during backup. If your backup is destructive then you need more physical copies.
In the case of a machine controller PC or a Raspberry Pi I keep the backup as a compressed disk image on my iMac in a folder called "disk images". These get backed up by the normal backup system Losing a disk drive is not a big deal. It happens to me every couple years. I replace it them put the data back on it. On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 1:43 AM, Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users <[email protected]> wrote: . Don't be surprised if you put a computer with an SSD in the back of a closet somewhere, then pull it out next decade and it won't boot because the storage is corrupted or blank. Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
