On 01/14/09 15:04, Mike McCarty wrote: [snip]
This is also much more expensive, if one is doing real backups. A real backup (as opposed to simply a second copy nearby) is stored off site. So, one would need to rotate external discs for this to be a viable backup means. Usually one uses at least three copies, so one would need three external drives which one rotated.
But is my home data soooo valuable as to go to that much effort? An external HDD (which you can run out of the house with when the house is on fire) is much easier.
If you visit Grandma's House every Sunday for lunch, then rotation makes some sense.
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