Comments on: Poll: Where Do You Backup Important Files? http://cybernetnews.com/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/ Technology News Sun, 27 May 2012 02:30:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: computer backuphttp://cybernetnews.com/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132756 computer backup Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:17:45 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/27/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132756 i either use www.mozy.com or if its really important and i need to transfer it ill put it on a flash drive. i either use [mozy.com] or if its really important and i need to transfer it ill put it on a flash drive.

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132225 Ryan Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:34:51 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/27/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132225 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-132165" rel="nofollow">DosFreak wrote:</a><blockquote>I finally finished building my file server for home use (6 1TB Western Digital HD’s in a ZFS RAIDZ2 3.6TB free space) and am currently copying my external HD’s to the file server. When I’m done I plan to have my external drives as a backup of the server. I’m debating on keeping an extra set of backup drives at work but haven’t decided yet….</blockquote></div> Geeze, that is a lot of fricken storage!<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-132172" rel="nofollow">CoryC wrote:</a><blockquote>No option for remote backup services?</blockquote></div> I would classify that under "another computer"<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-132204" rel="nofollow">leland wrote:</a><blockquote>I hope to upgrade to a BlueRay burner for this task in the near future.</blockquote></div> The discs for that are going to be crazy expensive for awhile though. DosFreak wrote:
I finally finished building my file server for home use (6 1TB Western Digital HD’s in a ZFS RAIDZ2 3.6TB free space) and am currently copying my external HD’s to the file server. When I’m done I plan to have my external drives as a backup of the server. I’m debating on keeping an extra set of backup drives at work but haven’t decided yet….

Geeze, that is a lot of fricken storage!

CoryC wrote:
No option for remote backup services?

I would classify that under “another computer”

leland wrote:
I hope to upgrade to a BlueRay burner for this task in the near future.

The discs for that are going to be crazy expensive for awhile though.

]]> By: NetFlexxhttp://cybernetnews.com/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132223 NetFlexx Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:27:01 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/27/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132223 Vital data goes to an encrypted 4gb usb-stick updated on a daily (hourly) basis, everything else is also mirrored on an scsi drive. In addition I do daily incremential backups to an external sata-drive and a weekly backup on RW-DVDs. I do not trust online backup services at all.Cheers Vital data goes to an encrypted 4gb usb-stick updated on a daily (hourly) basis, everything else is also mirrored on an scsi drive. In addition I do daily incremential backups to an external sata-drive and a weekly backup on RW-DVDs. I do not trust online backup services at all.

Cheers

]]> By: lelandhttp://cybernetnews.com/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132204 leland Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:10:02 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/27/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132204 I use Cobian Backup http://www.cobian.se to backup my most important files I could not do without to an external hard drive (it's quite easy, I can just set it and forget it other than an occasional check). Once in a while (about once a month) I take these files and burn them to DVD which I keep off site; I hope to upgrade to a BlueRay burner for this task in the near future. Online backups can be useful at times and have saved me in the past. The biggest issue for me is my upload pipes are much smaller than my download pipes (with Comcast) so it can take quite some time to do an anline backup. I use Cobian Backup [cobian.se] to backup my most important files I could not do without to an external hard drive (it’s quite easy, I can just set it and forget it other than an occasional check). Once in a while (about once a month) I take these files and burn them to DVD which I keep off site; I hope to upgrade to a BlueRay burner for this task in the near future. Online backups can be useful at times and have saved me in the past. The biggest issue for me is my upload pipes are much smaller than my download pipes (with Comcast) so it can take quite some time to do an anline backup.

]]> By: Bill Mintonhttp://cybernetnews.com/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132194 Bill Minton Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:59:09 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/27/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132194 My important files get put on multiple physical drives (one in the fileserver, one external), as well as off-site. Pictures for instance are on two internal drives in the fileserver, an external 500G drive, Fotki (full resolution original images) and Amazon S3.If you've ever lived through a flood or tornado, you'll know the importance of off-site (far off-site) backups. My important files get put on multiple physical drives (one in the fileserver, one external), as well as off-site. Pictures for instance are on two internal drives in the fileserver, an external 500G drive, Fotki (full resolution original images) and Amazon S3.

If you’ve ever lived through a flood or tornado, you’ll know the importance of off-site (far off-site) backups.

]]> By: Foxhttp://cybernetnews.com/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132190 Fox Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:33:47 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/27/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132190 I mainly use USB Flash drive. But for smaller files, i also use my Gmail account. And i did backup my Gmail account with abother Gmail account. I mainly use USB Flash drive.
But for smaller files, i also use my Gmail account.
And i did backup my Gmail account with abother Gmail account.

]]> By: Syahid A,http://cybernetnews.com/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132183 Syahid A, Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:35:38 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/27/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132183 Mozy Home for offsite backup. CD Rom for physical backup. Mozy Home for offsite backup. CD Rom for physical backup.

]]> By: Changehttp://cybernetnews.com/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132176 Change Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:29:30 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/27/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132176 I'm backing up my most important files to an external harddisk, which I can easily take with me in case of fire. After each backup I also disconnect it to make sure lightning won't fry both my live data and backup data at the same time. The most important data within the most important data :P is also backed up to DVD twice (in case one partly fails in the future - I will still have another copy).I agree that a remote backup option is missing. I'd like to look into that too, but it's not very interesting for me yet since the upload speed I have is too slow. I’m backing up my most important files to an external harddisk, which I can easily take with me in case of fire. After each backup I also disconnect it to make sure lightning won’t fry both my live data and backup data at the same time. The most important data within the most important data :P is also backed up to DVD twice (in case one partly fails in the future – I will still have another copy).

I agree that a remote backup option is missing. I’d like to look into that too, but it’s not very interesting for me yet since the upload speed I have is too slow.

]]> By: CoryChttp://cybernetnews.com/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132172 CoryC Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:06:20 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/27/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132172 No option for remote backup services? No option for remote backup services?

]]> By: Mikehttp://cybernetnews.com/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132171 Mike Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:29:28 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/02/27/poll-where-do-you-backup-important-files/#comment-132171 I back up with several programs.Acronis True Image to make disk images, Carbonite for offsite backup, Mirra server for in house multi version backup, and SyncBack to both internal and external drives. I back up with several programs.

Acronis True Image to make disk images, Carbonite for offsite backup, Mirra server for in house multi version backup, and SyncBack to both internal and external drives.

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