Backing Up

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Backing Up 2017-01-31 03:38:29 Post No. 58729623
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Backing Up Anonymous 2017-01-31 03:38:29 Post No. 58729623 [Report]

So I was looking into protecting my data, and one thing I thought up was to just mirror everything using 2 internal HDDs in RAID1. While doing some research on this method, turns out everyone says it's a bad idea.

But, I'm not worried about having my computer stolen, viruses(I'm not a braindead monkey) or tornadoes.

Is it worth backing up manually on cumbersome and expensive external equipment or should I just go with RAID1? My only concern is keeping data safe from HDD malfunction.

Anonymous 2017-01-31 03:45:16 Post No.58729705
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Anonymous 2017-01-31 03:45:16 Post No.58729705 [Report]

why would you have to back up manually? do it automatically. get an old computer out of a dumpster and rsync to it every week. that's where your raid1 belongs, on the server.

Anonymous 2017-01-31 03:47:55 Post No.58729742
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Anonymous 2017-01-31 03:47:55 Post No.58729742 [Report]

RAID storage is fine as long as you still follow the 3-2-1 rule for backups.

Anonymous 2017-01-31 03:49:09 Post No.58729754
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Anonymous 2017-01-31 03:49:09 Post No.58729754 [Report]

>>58729623
If you care about your backups you would want to have 2 separate, unpowered backups going on different brands of external HDs.

I have 3x 4TB external drives that hold my valuables. 2 different brands, WD, and Seagate, 2 identical copies, and a 3rd old copy that I cycle in when I'm sure its good to clear.

RAID1 is nice for storage and shit, but bad for backups. Power goes out, or some encryption virus, or other damage and you are fucked.

Anonymous 2017-01-31 03:49:43 Post No.58729762
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Anonymous 2017-01-31 03:49:43 Post No.58729762 [Report]

>>58729623
raid 1 slows down your pc. Much better the hook a rpi up to your network with an external drive attached. Or if you want to be really safe use raid1 on your nas

Anonymous 2017-01-31 03:54:28 Post No.58729818
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