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Backup plan
Hi all, Over the years I have stored all my docs, email, photos on my computer. A few years ago I moved from a single disk to a RAID box and everything has been RAID-5 since. However I then underst...
That is what many of us do. I believe it is the best solution for onsite backups ( nas to nas).
For offsite backups there are various strategies, one you have explored. Offsite nas is not always possible - it is not really an option for me, but simple USB backup disks held offsite are. I rotate 2 disks with my most important and hard to recreate data to an offsite location every week or 2. I use PC software to create the backup.
I think you must have some offsite backup plan, for the most important data at least. Remember that, although cloud backup can be costly, buying and maintaining another nas is in some cases going to be equally or more expensive.
For offsite backups there are various strategies, one you have explored. Offsite nas is not always possible - it is not really an option for me, but simple USB backup disks held offsite are. I rotate 2 disks with my most important and hard to recreate data to an offsite location every week or 2. I use PC software to create the backup.
I think you must have some offsite backup plan, for the most important data at least. Remember that, although cloud backup can be costly, buying and maintaining another nas is in some cases going to be equally or more expensive.
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