Re: backup of backup or alternating backups?
On 30 Sep 2024 13:12 -0400, from hunguponcontent@gmail.com (Default User):
>> 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.
Also why I would not want all backup-storage devices connected
simultaneously. All it takes is one piece of software going haywire
and you may have a situation where both the original and all backups
are corrupted simultaneously.
>> Of course it is safer to always have one copy offline.
>
> True. But easier (and cheaper) said than done. [...]
Not at all. Backup to one of those external drives one day; the other
one the next; the first one the day after that; and so on.
It seems to me that you already have everything you need to remove
this particular failure mode. You just need to tweak your usage
slightly.
I do that myself, except I switch approximately weekly rather than
daily.
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