Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 13:00:48 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: Nick Barnes <Nick.Barnes@pobox.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: better disk reliability on a desktop machine Message-ID: <BC30FE72-677D-413E-AE10-7E8FB5356CB2@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <42D7EBDE.8030807@mac.com> References: <38171.1121430073@thrush.ravenbrook.com> <42D7EBDE.8030807@mac.com>
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On Jul 15, 2005, at 11:01 AM, Chuck Swiger wrote: > > >> 3c: Opinions on using firewire hard disks for this at all? Would >> I be >> better off writing DVDs? >> > > Hard drives provide near-online backup, but only a single full > iteration. You can do incrementals to DVD or CD-RW or tape, and > keep many iterations handy, which is far more reliable. If you use dump/restore you can do iterative backups to a spare HD as well... Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad@shire.net
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