On 6/4/2011 02:12, Brian Walters wrote:
However, this got me wondering what methods others use to backup their
files......
My method is not bullet proof, but I reckon no method is.
I have a unix box with 2 pairs of HDDs in mirror raid setup. I copy the
files from the memory cards directly on the unix box. Once copied I
format the cards. From time to time, usually once every 2 weeks I make a
backup of the HDDs onto external HDD using EMC Retrospect software that
I have from one of the external HDDs systems I had in the past.
That's it.
So far no major disasters that I couldn't cope with. Twice we had to
rebuild the raid, but given that it was a mirror, data was intact. Few
times I have deleted something I should have. Easily restored from my
backups.
Oh, and the two specific HDDs that I store my photos on happen to be of
the same capacity but of different manufacturer. I am not certain it is
a good idea or not, but it is worth mentioning. I did have my share of
trouble with IBM Ericsson HDDs.
Boris
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