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Gail wrote:
>> Because the LTO system we have at work involves the tapes being put in
>> a fire resistant safe in a remote location. ;-) Obviously, a home user
>> with an external HD isn't going to do this.
>>
>
> Why not?
>
> I make a second copy of my backups (admittidly DVD) every couple of
> months and leave it in my parent's fire-proof safe.
> I figure if my machine crashes, my local backups are destroyed and their
> house (55km away) is destroyed at the same time, there are probably lots
> bigger problems to worry about....
Gail Shaw, that is without question the most robust backup plan I've
ever heard anybody actually use IRL. Even the global corporation I work
for doesn't go that far. (Our stuff is "off site", but not that many
miles away.)
I guess there's an exception to every rule.... ;-)
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