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Zester · 02-11-2007, 02:32 PM

at a certain point the data (files) on my hard disk became of great value to me: my business documents, scripts, purchased content, design template etc etc.
it's about 80 GB.
until now I used to use an extra hard disk in another room which I plugged in every month and copy data there to backup.
today I thought about a scenario of which the house burns down or something like that so the other disk will go down as well..... so putting the hard drive at a different place seemed smarter but carrying the backup hard drive around in the car from the the place I keep it to my computer might fuck it up.
I thought about putting it online but I don't have a dedicated server and taking one just to store doesn't seem right to me.
using some kind of online storage service ? might be a good idea....thing is - I don't trust anyone I don't know good enough to give my data...

how do you backup your data ? or DO you ?

Luc · 02-11-2007, 03:11 PM

floppies!

lol. the way i always went about it was copy to remote drive weekly, then drive it to the bank vault. have multiple drives in circulation.

there are a lot of online storage places, but uploading 80gb is not a lot of fun, and yeah, at the end of the day the reality is that you cannot trust them, a pissed off employee can do a lot of damage.

Zester · 02-12-2007, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luc

copy to remote drive weekly, then drive it to the bank vault.

doesn't driving a standard hard drive damage it severely ?

Damian_Maxcash · 02-12-2007, 12:59 AM

Blind faith and a smoke alarm

I do have a couple of DVDs with scripts and shit in another property - but content can always be replaced, just make sure you keep the licence safe.

Its never happened, but I cant see that it would be a problem downloading non-exclusive content from another site if you have the licence to use it and ask nicely.

chaze · 02-12-2007, 01:01 AM

I have a networked hard drive hidden in my wall. Just in case someone tries to rob me.

DirtyDave · 02-12-2007, 01:10 AM

I hope to soon be offering a service that would allow you clone your drive across the internet in real-time as the data changes. Check back in about two weeks and I'll know more then.

gecko · 02-12-2007, 01:12 AM

I use acronis to clone my hds, maybe put one in your safe box in the bank?

PHP-CODER-FOR-HIRE · 02-12-2007, 03:06 AM

If you want a backup solution, get in touch with me... we might be able to work something out. I hope you upload fast

the alchemist · 02-12-2007, 03:07 AM

Back-up servers...

_Rush_ · 02-12-2007, 03:12 AM

DVD RWs and encrypted HDs.

I've got two 150 GB HDs in different locations with data 2 weeks old.

I also have daily backups of emails, histories, and general progress on DVDs.

HEAT · 02-12-2007, 03:26 AM

Disksync backup for servers.

DVD RWs form my pc data.

niche25 · 02-12-2007, 03:31 AM

There are many reputable offsite backup solutions, which I use as well. Listed below are a few of the many companies that do exactly what you’re looking for.

If you’re ever going to backup your data on media and take it off site, I recommend doing so with a REV drive from IOMEGA. Rev drives hold 30GB uncompressed and 70GB compressed. They are extremely small and personally I feel more comfortable dropping a REV disk versus a hard drive. Accidents happen, and that’s why we backup.

http://www.livevault.com/
http://www.ibackup.com/
http://www.intronis.com/
http://www.amerivault.com/
http://www.offsitebackupsolutions.com/
http://www.ibackup.com/
http://www.intronis.com/

Gaybucks · 02-12-2007, 05:37 AM

We use
-- mirroring of membership site directories for our online (website) stuff
-- Cross-server backup 4x a day for the NATS server
-- Weekly SQL backups for 2257 purposes for each site, downloaded to local
machine weekly
-- RAID-5 array for all crucial in-office data
-- SDLT (high reliability tape backup) for permanent archives of 2257 data
-- SDLT for archiving of HD video and edited DV video clips and RAID backup

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Zester Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 5,344	data backup solutions.....what is yours ? at a certain point the data (files) on my hard disk became of great value to me: my business documents, scripts, purchased content, design template etc etc. it's about 80 GB. until now I used to use an extra hard disk in another room which I plugged in every month and copy data there to backup. today I thought about a scenario of which the house burns down or something like that so the other disk will go down as well..... so putting the hard drive at a different place seemed smarter but carrying the backup hard drive around in the car from the the place I keep it to my computer might fuck it up. I thought about putting it online but I don't have a dedicated server and taking one just to store doesn't seem right to me. using some kind of online storage service ? might be a good idea....thing is - I don't trust anyone I don't know good enough to give my data... how do you backup your data ? or DO you ? __________________ * Mainstream ? $65 per sale * new male contraception

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Damian_Maxcash So Fucking Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: MaxCash.com Posts: 12,745	Blind faith and a smoke alarm I do have a couple of DVDs with scripts and shit in another property - but content can always be replaced, just make sure you keep the licence safe. Its never happened, but I cant see that it would be a problem downloading non-exclusive content from another site if you have the licence to use it and ask nicely.

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niche25 GoFuckYourself Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paradise Valley, AZ Posts: 407	There are many reputable offsite backup solutions, which I use as well. Listed below are a few of the many companies that do exactly what you’re looking for. If you’re ever going to backup your data on media and take it off site, I recommend doing so with a REV drive from IOMEGA. Rev drives hold 30GB uncompressed and 70GB compressed. They are extremely small and personally I feel more comfortable dropping a REV disk versus a hard drive. Accidents happen, and that’s why we backup. http://www.livevault.com/ http://www.ibackup.com/ http://www.intronis.com/ http://www.amerivault.com/ http://www.offsitebackupsolutions.com/ http://www.ibackup.com/ http://www.intronis.com/

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