Re: POLL: tape backup format and software
On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 07:49:05PM +0000, Michael D. Norwick wrote:
> I've also got more files stored on cheap flash media, than I'll ever be
> able to figure out what I needed them for. I've got a couple of older
> laptops with pcmcia slots that still read/write 8 year old media just fine.
> I'm also looking at a pile of 9 and 12 GB hard drives (formatted ext3)
> which hold who knows what, but will seek and access as soon as I plug
> them in to a spare drive case I rigged for testing.
> So, I've archived to tape (DLT, DDS, floppy tape, Travan) flash, pcmcia
> media, zip, CD, DVD (usb HP unit), hard disk, and a pile of floppies.
> All have saved my bacon during new installs gone wrong or utility power
> interruptions. Tape rules if only for the quantity and efficiency of
> data storage.
> Are you archiving for posterity?
What other kind of archiving is there?
I can put a tape in the bank's safety deposit box (for secure off-site)
but I can't fit a normal CD or DVD which leaves mini. Minis cost more
and hold far less.
There are lots of things that I don't backup because I don't have a
place to put them. E.g. frequently used CDs, nice to have an .iso from
which to make replacements. I could probably easily come up with at
least 20 GB that I'd like to have on an archive; who knows what in the
future.
Doug.
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