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Re:ZFS: Use mirror vdevs, not RAIDZ by denkmoon on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @08:01PM (#25368064)
How can there be any sensible way other than having a complete copy of the data separate from the original copy?

It can be expensive, so perhaps just prioritise what you actually need instead of backing up LATEST.MOVIE.2020.Remux.r250

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Re:ZFS: Use mirror vdevs, not RAIDZ by uRStillfree on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @08:33PM (#25368395)
Yeah, this.

Keep personal media metadata and download it again, maybe, but back it up?

Better still, only store what you’ll watch and delete it.

I only backup scans of truly useful legal documents, photos go to the cloud.

Everything contemporary, disposable pop culture is “backed up” online from my perspective.

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