Taxed and Spent wrote:

> On 3/22/2021 5:02 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Dave Smith wrote:
> > > A couple months ago I got a 2 T external hard drive for under
> > > $90. It is a breeze to use.
> >
> > Overkill. Bigger is not always better (or necessary)
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> Not overkill. If you are smart, you will make and keep backups from
> several dates, in case a file has gotten corrupted or gone missing
> without you knowing it.
>
> That has been my practice for years, and it saved me recently, when a
> bunch of pics in one folder disappeared.

Same here. I run an old fashioned BBS (shenks.dyndns.org, port 24
Telnet). Yes, they still exist! Anyways, I have multiple 16Gig
backups.