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Definition: "A Backup Plan"
Disclaimer: I have had a ReadyNAS (of one sort or another) for 7 years now. The main reason I purchased mine? I wanted to ensure my data could survive a DRIVE FAILURE. **** I am very tired o...
zamboni wrote:
Perhaps "backup" is too generic of a term because there are different levels. RAID is a backup against a drive failure, just like copying files to a USB hard drive
"Backup" is only too generic a term when you redefine it to mean whatever you wish as you appear to do. Lookup "Backup" in any dictionary and it will refer to creating a 'copy of data to guard against loss'
RAID does not create a copy of your data and so fails to meet the definition of being a backup. Even RAID-1 fails to meet this definition as it does not protect against data loss in the form of accidental deletion.
RAID is also nothing like copying files to a USB drive - RAID is a *technology* not an action, just as USB is a technology therefore 'RAID is not a backup' in the same way that 'USB is not a backup'
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