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Char Jackson
Flightless Bird
On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:03:17 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:175 -0600, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>> Moral: backups should go to a separate physical drive, either internal
>> or external, or to removable media of some kind.
>
>I strongly disagree. I don't recommend backup to a second internal
>non-removable hard drive because it leaves you susceptible to
>simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most
>common dangers: severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus
>attacks, even theft of the computer.
None of the risks you mentioned have been a factor for me or my
customers. I don't discourage people from using multiple internal
drives because they are generally much faster than external units,
more reliable, no cables for the kids or pets to pull on, and when
they bring me a system for repair it's all there, etc. External
storage has its own list of pros and cons, but overall I tend to favor
internal storage. YMMV
On my own system, for example, I have 7 TB of internal storage and
1.75TB of external storage, so you can see where my priorities are.
>In my view, secure backup needs to be on removable media, and not kept
>in the computer. For really secure backup (needed, for example, if the
>life of your business depends on your data) you should have multiple
>generations of backup, and at least one of those generations should be
>stored off-site.
First, I wasn't talking about secure backups. I was talking about
system backups for the typical home user. If someone wants to do as
you suggest, (multiple generations, off-site storage, etc), I don't
discourage it, but at the same time it's not something I proactively
recommend since it's severe overkill for most people that I deal with,
including myself.
<kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:175 -0600, Char Jackson <none@none.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>> Moral: backups should go to a separate physical drive, either internal
>> or external, or to removable media of some kind.
>
>I strongly disagree. I don't recommend backup to a second internal
>non-removable hard drive because it leaves you susceptible to
>simultaneous loss of the original and backup to many of the most
>common dangers: severe power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus
>attacks, even theft of the computer.
None of the risks you mentioned have been a factor for me or my
customers. I don't discourage people from using multiple internal
drives because they are generally much faster than external units,
more reliable, no cables for the kids or pets to pull on, and when
they bring me a system for repair it's all there, etc. External
storage has its own list of pros and cons, but overall I tend to favor
internal storage. YMMV
On my own system, for example, I have 7 TB of internal storage and
1.75TB of external storage, so you can see where my priorities are.
>In my view, secure backup needs to be on removable media, and not kept
>in the computer. For really secure backup (needed, for example, if the
>life of your business depends on your data) you should have multiple
>generations of backup, and at least one of those generations should be
>stored off-site.
First, I wasn't talking about secure backups. I was talking about
system backups for the typical home user. If someone wants to do as
you suggest, (multiple generations, off-site storage, etc), I don't
discourage it, but at the same time it's not something I proactively
recommend since it's severe overkill for most people that I deal with,
including myself.