Re:Ask HN: How do you back up your drives?
by Spooky23 on Saturday July 19, 2014 @03:20PM
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Make sure the fire safe is rated for data. Most are not.
The typical fire safe is meant to prevent auto-ignition of paper. That means that your media could easily be subjected to temps up to 400 F -- maybe higher!
You've controlled for this by sending them offsite as well, but most ppl won't!
The typical fire safe is meant to prevent auto-ignition of paper. That means that your media could easily be subjected to temps up to 400 F -- maybe higher!
You've controlled for this by sending them offsite as well, but most ppl won't!