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Re: off-site backup



Doug,

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006, dtutty@porchlight.ca wrote:

> My best choice for primary off-site backup is the bank's box, along with
> our other important documents.  Secondary off-site backup (only updated
> when something majorly important is added) is with family in another
> part of the country, via snail-mail.  This secondary kind of stuff, the
> absolutley essential stuff, fits on a floppy, so will fit on a USB and
> CD.  I currently send floppy and CD; when the new computer is up (I'll
> have USB for the first time), I'll send USB stick.

Two questions that might help put things in perspective:

 - How much is the data you're trying to protect actually *worth*?

 - What is it you're trying to protect against - data loss or armageddon?


-Ronan



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