Author: Kendall Shaw <kshaw AT kendallshaw DOT com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:18:24 -0700
I think I can't afford a tape backup system for my home (I think the average computer user can't afford a tape backup system sufficient to backup their computer, these days). So, I can only afford to
DVD writer for the cost of a couple of tapes and DVD for ~AUS50c each. Chunk your data into 4gb or 8Gb packages. -- Terry Collins {:-)}}}}} Email: terryc200710 - at - woa.com.au Web: http://www.woa.c
Author: Kendall Shaw <kshaw AT kendallshaw DOT com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:16:42 -0700
I started to disagree and figured out that that might make sense while writing this. If I did that for all of my files, it would mean writing to hundreds of DVDs when I did a full backup. Most of tha
Author: David Legg <david.legg AT searchevent.co DOT uk>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:55:27 +0100
Tapes are nasty horrible devices! They're expensive, slow and very prone to letting you down just when you need them most (IMHO). Not only that but new (incompatible) tape formats seem to come out al
Hi, Only when you think about rather small capacities... once you need a few TB, tapes plus drive are cheaper than reliable hard disks. A decent tape drive is much faster than a hard disk is today. M
rsync is NOT a backup system. It is a file copy system. A backup system includes AGED versions of data. Tape is a proven long term storage media and not unsuprisingly, tape storage formats have a lon
Author: David Legg <david.legg AT searchevent.co DOT uk>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:35:57 +0100
Well... in my book anything that copies a file can be used for backup ;-) More seriously though (and at the risk of digressing) if you have a remote server that you can only backup over the internet
I bought a number of used DLT7000 tape drives and tested them. I kept a few good ones and use them. Prices varied betwen $50 and $150. But I fear most of this thread has digressed from your original
Author: Kendall Shaw <kshaw AT kendallshaw DOT com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:25:01 -0700
I really mean that there is no purpose to the majority of the full backup, since most of it doesn't change. If I were writing it to different media each time, it would make sense, but writing the sam
If the DVDs are kept in a cool dark place with little temperature variation they will probbaly last far longer than you will care about the data on them. It's already happening.... AB -- Check out th