Ask HN: How do you back up your drives?

Re:Ask HN: How do you back up your drives? by rikkus on Saturday July 19, 2014 @04:00PM (#8058535)

You haven't heard good things about Crashplan? I have heard of one incident (reported on the web) where someone's data was lost at Crashplan HQ. But no system is infallible. It's generally excellent. It Just Works, it's cheap, fast, unobtrusive, flexible...

My rules whenever anyone asks about backup:

1. Use backup systems, not file storage. Copying files somewhere is not a backup system. You could delete or corrupt files and never notice. Backup systems keep historic copies of files.

2. Use at least three backup locations. For example: Local hard drive, machine in a different building, the cloud. CrashPlan lets you do this, for example.

3. Test your backups regularly. It's boring, tedious and tricky, but it's less painful than losing your photos.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you back up your drives? by dennisgorelik on Sunday July 20, 2014 @06:17PM (#8061733)

Is losing your photos really THAT painful?

The best photos are usually backed up on Facebook/etc. anyway.

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