On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:30:57 -0500 "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> One of the threads over at [EMAIL PROTECTED] has gone OT (for them) > into discussing backup media. The concensus there seems to be that > tape (e.g. DLT) is still the best for long-term storage (e.g. > archives) because CD/DVDs fade rather quickly while hard drives get > "bit rot" over the years and since they're not being run frequently > you don't see error messages appearing. > > I'm wondering what people here on DU use. Lets say the archive > size is 7 GB. It could fit on one DVD; one(?) or two USB sticks, > SD cards, etc; an old spare hard drive or a new dedicated hard > drive in (presumably) an external (USB, firewire, eSATA?) case. > > Do people still use tape? I note that the drive prices for used > drives on eBay are quite low but then most (?) would need to add the > appropriate scsi card since I doubt they would be SATA compatible. > > Other than rsyncing to another box, what do people use for > put-it-on-the-shelf archiving? > > Doug. > Tape here. -- Raquel ============================================================ The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. --Bertrand Russell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
