[Ham-Mac] backing-up

Robert Lucas robbon2 at verizon.net
Sat Jan 7 08:47:49 EST 2006


Good Question!!

I am going to wait for a response on this, also, since the Mac User 
group that I am involved with, IOMUG, often suggests going to a 
high-end, extremely large ext. HD.

I think that Todd is perfectly correct, when he says those things also 
have the opportunity to die. It's like putting all your eggs into one 
basket.

Whenever I b/u, I simply use CD's, although some feel that they only 
have a life span - which I can't see how - and that you can lose that 
also.

I guess my question would be, what is the foolproof means of saving 
anything?

Bob
W1HGQ

On Jan 7, 2006, at 8:27 AM, Todd Ruby wrote:

> I have read with interest the comments on backing up one's hard drive 
> and the Super Duper back up software looks like the way to go. My 
> remaining question is: if backing up one's primary hard drive is to 
> save data in the event of that drive's failure, wouldn't it make more 
> sense to back up the data onto removable media, ie. CD's? I mean, if 
> you back  up onto an external firewire drive isn't there the potential 
> for this drive to fail at some point in the future as well?
>
> thanks in advance for your advice
>
>
> 73
> de
> todd
> WB2ZAB
>
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