Re: backup of backup or alternating backups?
On Mon, 2024-09-30 at 19:54 +0300, Henrik Ahlgren wrote:
> On Mon, 2024-09-30 at 12:39 -0400, Default User wrote:
> > But of course, any errors on drive A propagate daily to drive B.
>
> Having both drives connected and spinning simultaneusly creates a
> window of opportunity for some nasty ransomware (or a software bug,
> mistake, power surge, whatever) to destroy both backups.
Good point.
> Of course it
> is safer to always have one copy offline.
>
True. But easier (and cheaper) said than done. I'm "working on it".
>From the old American television show, "Leave It To Beaver":
Wally:
"Hey Beav, when are you going to return those library books?"
Theodore (the "Beaver"):
"I'm gonna. I'm gonna."
Wally:
"Well, you'd better hurry up and gonna!"
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