Dunno if they do or not. However, making on-site
backups (and duplicating them) is less time consuming
and definitely cheaper by far).
What I like about Linux is that you can image an
entire drive and then use rsynch to update that
image. Also, external drives in the 1+ TB range are
bloody cheap and they are also quite portable. I use
3 here (one for time machine on my mac and the other
2 to hold backup images of my windows laptop and my
Linux laptop as well).
Using an online service dies have its pluses, but
it also has some big negatives. The first of these
is bandwidth. Depending on how fast your connection
is (and the level of service you purchased) it could
take 3 to 10 days just to do the initial backup.
Thats a lot of time spent sitting there just backing
up a drive (its cheaper to get 3 3TB drives at
Wal*mart). Also, with these online data lockers, is
your data really safe (even with encryption)? Given
what has been in the news lately, I am not so sure
myself.
-eric
On Jul 9, 2013, at 10:02 PM, Derek Trotter
wrote:
Here's
something that just occurred to me. I used
to know a guy in Wickenburg who was
responsible for the backups where he
worked. He told me that once a week when he
came to work, he would take the last set of
backups to the bank where he put them in the
firm's safe deposit box. He would bring the
tapes that were in the box back to the
office where they would be used for the next
backup.
I checked with my local bank and found a box
big enough to accept a hard drive would cost
$24 a year. I don't recall whether or not
Yarnell has a bank. If it doesn't, a trip
to Wickenburg wouldn't take too long. If
your home were to be threatened by fire,
your data would be safe. Of course be sure
to encrypt anything you put on that drive.
If you can afford three drives, put a copy
of the backup on two, then take one to the
bank. The next time you do a backup, make
sure it's on both drives at home and take
one to the bank and leave it there. Also
bring home the one that was there. This way
you always have a copy of the most recent
backup at home.
You can always sign up for one of those
online backup services if one will support
linux, but you may need several days to do
the first backup. After that, they only
back up what has changed.
Does anyone know if any of those online
backup servies that advertize on the radio
will work with linux?
Thanks
Derek
On
07/09/2013 12:23 PM, Betty I wrote:
Thanks for the input, I knew
the list would be helpful and
thoughtful.
So I am revising my chromebook
desire since the coverage up there
is pretty spotty to say the least.
I am thinking I'll get at least one
desktop, and one laptop. but may get a
second laptop or the cool looking
zo-tac with xbmc.
Thanks der.hans and Joseph; Michael,
Carl, Matt, Stephen et al. for the
thoughtful answers.
I can put this one on the back burner
now for a few months til something is up
there to live in.
betty i
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