>> I have a rule regards my photo files: if I don't have the original and >> two copies on separate media, the file doesn't exist. > > This is why I went to a mirrored RAID for my file storage. As soon as I > save the file to my > Drive E, I have one level of redundancy. > After I save it to my external box, I have 3 levels of redundant back-up. > This makes me happy.
You can never have too many :) RAID is nice, but don't ever assume its all you need (as I note you have not, just commenting); I have seen a power supply go and simultaneously take out all drives in a RAID before. I usually try to keep an offsite version too; three copies in the same place don't help much if there's a fire. I had considered a fire safe, but I've heard people say that they're not necessarily going to save a DVD/HD.. they're okay for paper documents, but the plastics etc are a bit more delicate in the moderate heat that gets through. Right now I'm burning DVDs to leave with family; though I am considering an external HDD (or perhaps two, to rotate), that I leave there. - Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
