On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 18:56:01 -0800 Raquel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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
I guess I should have added: DDS-4, SCSI -- Raquel ============================================================ Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. --Blaise Pascal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
