Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 18:33:35 -0700 (PDT) From: patl@phoenix.volant.org To: Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why use tape for backups? (was: backup method reccommendation?) Message-ID: <ML-3.4.939605615.2767.patl@asimov> In-Reply-To: <87iu4etzlp.fsf_-_@main.wgaf.net>
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On 10-Oct-99 at 18:05, Arcady Genkin (a.genkin@utoronto.ca) wrote: > This discussion of backups to tape reminded me that I have always > wondered, why do some people chose tape as backup solution for desktop > pc's. > > It seems to me that it's much cheaper, faster, and more reliable to > just buy another hard drive and dedicate it for backups. > > Is there any reasons tapes are a better choice? A second disk gets you only one generation of backup. And if something catastrophic happens during the backup, it may be corrupted too leaving you with -no- backup. If you want multiple generations; and/or have many disks or systems to backup, you can't beat the price per bit or reliability of tape. -Pat To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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