On Wednesday, December 18, 2002, at 02:40 PM, Kow K wrote:
So, let me update the tips by adding some more information to get REAL backups.That and zips are notoriously unreliable.
1) You need external media (like CD-ROM, HD-drive, etc) that is
PHYSICALLY separated from you Mac. Zip disk doesn't work
anymore due to the huge size of backup.
A series of 7 articles on backup strategy can be found here at Tidbits:
http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=04917
To get a really solid backup it comes down to having a tape drive and a copy of Retrospect. You rotate you media in case one tape fails and take a backup copy off site. A backup doesn't help if it burns up with the rest of your office. This may be overkill for home users(I don't do it), but if your data is more valuable than your computer, it is the only way to go.
Thanks for all of the tips Kow, some good stuff there.
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