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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41951.0&return_msg=41951.5"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.11">11–12</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41951.5">Backup</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41951_5_12_10"> <a name="a41951_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_41951_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">16 May 2017 00:16</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 May 2017 15:28"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.5">41951.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.4">41951.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It's not a fire/flood/nuke-proof backup if it's not offsite, but it's still considerably better than nothing at all.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41951.5&return_msg=41951.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41951.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41951_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_41951_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">16 May 2017 07:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 May 2017 07:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.6">41951.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.3">41951.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I'm going to say yes, because it more easily protects against drive failure without needing more hard drives. I'm backing up around 2TB from my server. <br /> <br /> CrashPlan also does unlimited revision backup and long lasting deleted files. Not that that is massively useful, but I do nightly full image backups of some of my important RPis, locally I store 7 days worth, but CrashPlan must have months/years of these now I could recover. An absolute waste of space, but it's unlimited so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41951.6&return_msg=41951.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41951.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41951_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_41951_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">16 May 2017 07:52</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 May 2017 07:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.7">41951.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.3">41951.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It also means that I've not had to pull my finger out and organise my storage, which I desperately need to. I've just pointed the software at loads of folders and left it to it. <br /> <br /> I decided against backing up TV and Movies. But definitely music. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41951.7&return_msg=41951.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41951.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41951_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_41951_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time">16 May 2017 08:05</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 May 2017 08:21"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.8">41951.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.5#a41951_6" target="_self">41951.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> My total backup is around 2TB as well. I suppose you should go with what suits you. <br /> <br /> @DSMITHFX I forgot to mention that my backup drive is at my DR site.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41951.8&return_msg=41951.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41951.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41951_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_41951_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">16 May 2017 08:24</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 May 2017 14:13"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.9">41951.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.5#a41951_8" target="_self">41951.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I think I'll look at what you've said, because local backups are obviously significantly quicker to restore. Maybe for absolute essentials. I used to backup locally, but rather than having a backup drive, as such, I backed up bits across various other drives. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41951.9&return_msg=41951.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41951.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41951_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_41951_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">16 May 2017 15:30</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 May 2017 20:23"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.10">41951.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.5#a41951_5" target="_self">41951.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> True. I've had to recover from many a dead hdd, no fires/floods/nukes thus far (though I can see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickering_Nuclear_Generating_Station">nukes</a> from my balcony and we get plenty o' floods, none have reached the 13th floor, thus far).</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41951.10&return_msg=41951.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41951.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41951_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_41951_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Harry (HARRYN)<span class="message_time">18 May 2017 11:22</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">11 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.11">41951.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> We use carbonite for most stuff for windows computers. I still need to do something off site for linux mint ones.<br /><br /> I have considered renting a bank box and putting a monthly back up in there.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41951.11&return_msg=41951.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41951.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41951_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_41951_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: gracia (GRACEINC)<span class="message_time"> 7 Jun 2017 09:58</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Harry (HARRYN) <span><span class="image post_unread" title="Unread Message"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 12</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.12">41951.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41951.5#a41951_11" target="_self">41951.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> What is the best back up service to keep documents. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41951.12&return_msg=41951.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41951.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>