computer backup - call for your ways

[opentrackerSteve]

Just had the power supply on my USB backup disk die - ran to FRYS and got a 2TB USB drive for 80 smackers.

What are you people using for backing up your info?

 

[blue65coupe]

ext. hard drive...which reminds me.........

 

[scedd]

Just had the power supply on my USB backup disk die - ran to FRYS and got a 2TB USB drive for 80 smackers.

What are you people using for backing up your info?

Faith

 

[Gigantopithecus]

I have a 350GB drive that use to back up files from my windows drive, a 1TB drive that I use to save backup images of the other 2 drives in the pc, and a file server that I use to back up the backups.

OCD much?

 

[Midlife]

The more anal of us computer folks have two backups, one in separate buildings located far enough away to avoid simultaneous catastrophic damage.

Ahhh...I remember paying $2000 for a 600 MByte hard drive back in 1986.

 

[apollard]

I have a 350GB drive that use to back up files from my windows drive, a 1TB drive that I use to save backup images of the other 2 drives in the pc, and a file server that I use to back up the backups.

OCD much?

Nope. After loosing lots of data, family pictures and family video TWICE (slow learner sometimes), I now only buy server drives, have everything on a Linux server with raid 1 array, backed up online, and backed up to an external HD that I take to work (monthly when I remember). Oh, and a 8 GB flash drive I sync our critcal data (finance, etc) and carry with me.

NOTHING data wise goes on our laptops.

I just realized I might be a nerd.

 

[AzPete]

My memory.....now what were we talking about......

 

[opentrackerSteve]

I suspec this maybe the last hard disk I purchase. I had considered getting a solid state drive but they just haven't dropped quite enough yet.

I bet in 2 years or so they'll be taking over, kind the way flat screens have over CRTs, Blu Ray over DVD, VHS over Beta, etc, etc...