Re: Back up routines
On 2009-07-27_17:55:18, Eric Gerlach wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 07:12:49PM +0100, Brad Rogers wrote:
> > On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:48:17 +0100
> > AG <computing.account@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello AG,
> >
> > > Thus, can I please have a few recommendations for a backup routine
> > > that is safe for dummies (i.e. me) and is low maintenance that I can
> > > just leave to run according to a cron job once (or twice) a week? It
> > > would be backing up to my former IDE HDD (now in an enclosure) via an
> >
> > Unsatisfactory, IMO. Any back up should be made to a medium that can be
> > removed from the computer and, at the very least, stored in a different
> > part of the building.
>
> My favourite for this is JungleDisk. It stores your files on Amazon's S3, and
> as a backup program it's half decent. It's not free/libre/open-source, but
> it's cheap (US$20), and you get free upgrades for life.
>
> Oh, and S3 storage is cheap. $0.15/GB/mo, plus $0.10/GB upload/download.
>
> I'm backing up about 150MB per day one place for about US$3/month.
I was in a local computer store near Boulder, CO a few days ago. They
are selling IDE disk drives, any size, for $0.25/GB. SATA are even
cheaper. So, after just 2mo it would be cheaper to buy than to
rent. Renting is easier, but I wonder how long the web based services
will be in business.
--
Paul E Condon
pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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