Re: (Ad) Re: [meeting notes] UBUNTU HOUR 2019-03-14
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Re: (Ad) Re: [meeting notes] UBUNTU HOUR 2019-03-14
From — · Mar 15, 2019
Depending on the importance of data, an offsite backup is a great idea.
One thing to think about as far as external drives go, is sometimes the
drive is fine but the housing is what has failed. I have had that
happen several times especially with the larger enclosures, sometimes it
is the USB to SATA interface that fails or the power shorts housing.
These types of failures are NOT common though, so external drives are
still a viable option in my opinion. Thanks,
Robert On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:05:27 -0700, Eliter Awesomeness
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One thing to think about as far as external drives go, is sometimes the
drive is fine but the housing is what has failed. I have had that
happen several times especially with the larger enclosures, sometimes it
is the USB to SATA interface that fails or the power shorts housing.
These types of failures are NOT common though, so external drives are
still a viable option in my opinion. Thanks,
Robert On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:05:27 -0700, Eliter Awesomeness
<eliterdaboss@gmail.com> wrote:
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So I would definitely recommend using a RAID setup. For very important stuff, I would recommend using RAID 1. If you have multiple drives
So I would definitely recommend using a RAID setup. For very important stuff, I would recommend using RAID 1. If you have multiple drives (i.e. 3 drives or more), I would recommend using RAID 5 or RAID 6. I would also recommend making off-site backups, i.e. Google Drive, Amazon cloud thing, Backblaze, Dropbox, etc.. I dont mind giving you a few moments of my time, if youd like to have a phone call. Just give me a time and we could talk for a bit about your situation. I am no expert, but I have an interest in this type of thing and have done a bit of research already. Thanks, Eli D. On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 3:00 PM chris.braswell wrote: If my primary back-up system is an external hard-drive, Im a little edgy about what to do now. In other words, how should I back up my back up? C.G., clugwrench "The tedious fact that many are in the service of the wrong demigods was also increasingly apparent." ~ Denver Day On 3/14/19 11:10 PM, Devi Garcia wrote: > A member discussed a problem that he had with a Western Digital 1 Tb > hard drive that he had been using for storage which apparently caused > the desktop to freeze. After a hard shutdown, the computer restarted > with no apparent damage to anything but the storage hard drive. (The > hard drive died and has subsequently been discarded.) Interesting > since the hard drive was not that old and was not subject to multiple > mounting and unmounting. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cochise Linux Users Group Mailing List - cochiselinux@freelists.org [2] For more information: http://www.cochiselinux.com [3] To unsubscribe: http://www.freelists.org/list/cochiselinux [4] Links: ------ [1] mailto:chris.braswell@fusepowder.com [2] mailto:cochiselinux@freelists.org [3] http://www.cochiselinux.com [4] http://www.freelists.org/list/cochiselinux
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Re: (Ad) Re: [meeting notes] UBUNTU HOUR 2019-03-14
From — · Mar 15, 2019
Depending on the importance of data, an offsite backup is a great idea.
One thing to think about as far as external drives go, is sometimes the
drive is fine but the housing is what has failed. I have had that
happen several times especially with the larger enclosures, sometimes it
is the USB to SATA interface that fails or the power shorts housing.
These types of failures are NOT common though, so external drives are
still a viable option in my opinion. Thanks,
Robert On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:05:27 -0700, Eliter Awesomeness
<eliterdaboss@gmail.com> wrote:
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One thing to think about as far as external drives go, is sometimes the
drive is fine but the housing is what has failed. I have had that
happen several times especially with the larger enclosures, sometimes it
is the USB to SATA interface that fails or the power shorts housing.
These types of failures are NOT common though, so external drives are
still a viable option in my opinion. Thanks,
Robert On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:05:27 -0700, Eliter Awesomeness
<eliterdaboss@gmail.com> wrote:
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So I would definitely recommend using a RAID setup. For very important stuff, I would recommend using RAID 1. If you have multiple drives
So I would definitely recommend using a RAID setup. For very important stuff, I would recommend using RAID 1. If you have multiple drives (i.e. 3 drives or more), I would recommend using RAID 5 or RAID 6. I would also recommend making off-site backups, i.e. Google Drive, Amazon cloud thing, Backblaze, Dropbox, etc.. I dont mind giving you a few moments of my time, if youd like to have a phone call. Just give me a time and we could talk for a bit about your situation. I am no expert, but I have an interest in this type of thing and have done a bit of research already. Thanks, Eli D. On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 3:00 PM chris.braswell wrote: If my primary back-up system is an external hard-drive, Im a little edgy about what to do now. In other words, how should I back up my back up? C.G., clugwrench "The tedious fact that many are in the service of the wrong demigods was also increasingly apparent." ~ Denver Day On 3/14/19 11:10 PM, Devi Garcia wrote: > A member discussed a problem that he had with a Western Digital 1 Tb > hard drive that he had been using for storage which apparently caused > the desktop to freeze. After a hard shutdown, the computer restarted > with no apparent damage to anything but the storage hard drive. (The > hard drive died and has subsequently been discarded.) Interesting > since the hard drive was not that old and was not subject to multiple > mounting and unmounting. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cochise Linux Users Group Mailing List - cochiselinux@freelists.org [2] For more information: http://www.cochiselinux.com [3] To unsubscribe: http://www.freelists.org/list/cochiselinux [4] Links: ------ [1] mailto:chris.braswell@fusepowder.com [2] mailto:cochiselinux@freelists.org [3] http://www.cochiselinux.com [4] http://www.freelists.org/list/cochiselinux
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Re: (Ad) Re: [meeting notes] UBUNTU HOUR 2019-03-14
From Eliter Awesomeness · Mar 15, 2019
Yes, it is important to know how important the data is. To some people, data is so important they hire armed guards to protect it, and have several buildings, in several different countries with all the same data.
It all depends on your needs and how much money you want to put into it.
On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 15:50 <bentonr@dakotacom.net> wrote:
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Depending on the importance of data, an offsite backup is a great idea. One thing to think about as far as external drives go, is sometimes the drive is fine but the housing is what has failed. I have had that
Depending on the importance of data, an offsite backup is a great idea.
One thing to think about as far as external drives go, is sometimes the
drive is fine but the housing is what has failed. I have had that
happen several times especially with the larger enclosures, sometimes it
is the USB to SATA interface that fails or the power shorts housing.
These types of failures are NOT common though, so external drives are
still a viable option in my opinion.
Thanks,
Robert
On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:05:27 -0700, Eliter Awesomeness
<eliterdaboss@gmail.com> wrote:
So I would definitely recommend using a RAID setup. For very
important
stuff, I would recommend using RAID 1. If you have multiple drives
(i.e. 3 drives or more), I would recommend using RAID 5 or RAID 6. I
would also recommend making off-site backups, i.e. Google Drive,
Amazon cloud thing, Backblaze, Dropbox, etc.. I dont mind giving you
a
few moments of my time, if youd like to have a phone call. Just give
me a time and we could talk for a bit about your situation. I am no
expert, but I have an interest in this type of thing and have done a
bit of research already.
Thanks,
Eli D.
On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 3:00 PM chris.braswell wrote:
If my primary back-up system is an external hard-drive, Im a little
edgy about what to do now.
In other words, how should I back up my back up?
C.G., clugwrench
"The tedious fact that many are in the service of the wrong demigods
was
also increasingly apparent." ~ Denver Day
On 3/14/19 11:10 PM, Devi Garcia wrote:
> A member discussed a problem that he had with a Western Digital 1
Tb
> hard drive that he had been using for storage which apparently
caused
> the desktop to freeze. After a hard shutdown, the computer
restarted
> with no apparent damage to anything but the storage hard drive.
(The
> hard drive died and has subsequently been discarded.) Interesting
> since the hard drive was not that old and was not subject to
multiple
> mounting and unmounting.
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Re: (Ad) Re: [meeting notes] UBUNTU HOUR 2019-03-14
From Rex Bouwense · Mar 15, 2019
I was out most of the day, but some of the comments that have been
offered are great. A cloud is an excellent choice for a back-up to
the back-up and so is an external hard drive. The chances of three
hard drives failing all at once are so tiny. I back my stuff up on
flash drives and SD cards and have been doing so since I was using
Microsoft Windows 98. I have had only one hard drive die on me and
no flash drives or SD cards. It is a matter of choice and you have
a plethora of options out there.
Rex
Rex
On 3/15/19 3:53 PM, Eliter Awesomeness
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Yes, it is important to know how important the data is. To some people, data is so important they hire armed guards to protect it, and have several buildings, in several
Yes, it is important to know how important the data is. To some people, data is so important they hire armed guards to protect it, and have several buildings, in several different countries with all the same data.
It all depends on your needs and how much money you want to put into it.
On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 15:50 <bentonr@dakotacom.net> wrote:
Depending on the importance of data, an offsite backup is a great idea.
One thing to think about as far as external drives go, is sometimes the
drive is fine but the housing is what has failed. I have had that
happen several times especially with the larger enclosures, sometimes it
is the USB to SATA interface that fails or the power shorts housing.
These types of failures are NOT common though, so external drives are
still a viable option in my opinion.
Thanks,
Robert
On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:05:27 -0700, Eliter Awesomeness
<eliterdaboss@gmail.com> wrote:
So I would definitely recommend using a RAID setup. For very
important
stuff, I would recommend using RAID 1. If you have multiple drives
(i.e. 3 drives or more), I would recommend using RAID 5 or RAID 6. I
would also recommend making off-site backups, i.e. Google Drive,
Amazon cloud thing, Backblaze, Dropbox, etc.. I dont mind giving you
a
few moments of my time, if youd like to have a phone call. Just give
me a time and we could talk for a bit about your situation. I am no
expert, but I have an interest in this type of thing and have done a
bit of research already.
Thanks,
Eli D.
On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 3:00 PM chris.braswell wrote:
If my primary back-up system is an external hard-drive, Im a little
edgy about what to do now.
In other words, how should I back up my back up?
C.G., clugwrench
"The tedious fact that many are in the service of the wrong demigods
was
also increasingly apparent." ~ Denver Day
On 3/14/19 11:10 PM, Devi Garcia wrote:
> A member discussed a problem that he had with a Western Digital 1
Tb
> hard drive that he had been using for storage which apparently
caused
> the desktop to freeze. After a hard shutdown, the computer
restarted
> with no apparent damage to anything but the storage hard drive.
(The
> hard drive died and has subsequently been discarded.) Interesting
> since the hard drive was not that old and was not subject to
multiple
> mounting and unmounting.
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