I do the same thing for backups. CDRWs, 4-6 to rotate. And a couple of
floppies for my pilot data and budget (until they get too big).
Works for me :-)
My machine is used both for @ home business, but mostly personal and is shared
with my spouse.
- Jim Connor wrote:
For just a gig or two,
I backup to another harddrive in the same box, but, if I were more diligent,
I could backup to a drive in a different box on my home network. I use tar
to do incremental backups everyday, so, I could, in theory, find any file
removed from my system in the last 365 days, if all were going right, wh
Greetings,
On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Jerry McBride wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:09:56 -0400 Harry G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > What is a good choice for a backup medium for small users, other than
> > something like a $800 tape drive? (For use with LInux, of cours
On Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:09:56 -0400 Harry G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What is a good choice for a backup medium for small users, other than
> something like a $800 tape drive? (For use with LInux, of course!)
> Is a 2nd drive a good choice?
>
Buy yourself a mobile mount
For just a gig or two, I'd use 2-3 CDRWs(or even 4-6 to rotate) to backup the
stuff you need. The cost of a CDRW drive and media is smaller than any tape
solution that you would find. I've used tape backups, and if not checked
regularilly for errors and tape deteriation, you can end up with a
On Monday 29 April 2002 12:29 pm, Harry G wrote:
> > FWIW, tape drives can cost significantly less than $800 (like i see
> > DDS3 drives starting at $269, and AIT1 drives starting at $469).
>
> I like the prices. I will check that out.
When you do your cost analysis add in the cost of the m
On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Harry G wrote:
> Also, some information on what the box is used
> > for might help. How much data do you need to backup, and how often
> > do you need to back it up?
>
> My personal business box, and I need to keep a gig or so of data in
> safe keeping.
So basically the amou
> Define "small users".
Just one or two users. If you saw me, you would be hard pressed to
call me a "small" user, though :0)
Also, some information on what the box is used
> for might help. How much data do you need to backup, and how often
> do you need to back it up?
My personal bu
On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Harry G wrote:
> What is a good choice for a backup medium for small users, other than
> something like a $800 tape drive? (For use with LInux, of course!)
> Is a 2nd drive a good choice?
Define "small users". Also, some information on what the box is
What is a good choice for a backup medium for small users, other than
something like a $800 tape drive? (For use with LInux, of course!)
Is a 2nd drive a good choice?
TIA
Harry G
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