Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 3/22/2021 5:02 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Â*Â* Dave Smith wrote:
>>> A couple months ago I got a 2 T external hard drive for under $90.
>>> It is
>>> a breeze to use.
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>> Overkill.Â* Bigger is not always better (or necessary)
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> Not overkill.Â* 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.
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> That has been my practice for years, and it saved me recently, when a
> bunch of pics in one folder disappeared.

A RAID is the best if you don't like cloud backups.Â* A bad drive can be
hot-swapped and you're good as new.Â* My cloud server is my office server
that is 18 miles away and Carbonite as an additional layer.