back-up options

[kimchicowboy]

hello all.

i'm looking for a way to back-up my files. two options

1) buy an external HDD
2) do one of those monthly cloud computing backup services

option #1 cheaper over the long run but will eventually fail. option #2 is the opposite of #1.

what would you guys do?

[renovation]

option #1 you keep the info handy . dont have to worry about there server being down or them just going off line and your out $$$$ and files.

[DarkFury]

I trust my own hardware over someone else's....

Only thing I do different is using an internal HDD and a copy of Acronis True Image.

[Devhux]

I'm a fan of Windows Home Server myself, but then again I have 5 computers on my network, so it makes sense. For one computer though, an external hard drive with Acronis True Image or similar works well.

[kimchicowboy]

well, since i have a mac, i guess time machine is my best option. but it appears most of you would rather have your own backup solution. sounds good to me. now, to find a solid external. :)

[faither]

I'm using Mozy and while it works out to about $50 per year, I was more comfortable storing photos and music (about 200GB) off-site rather than on.

[Chgoman]

I do both, but that's because I need to be extra safe to keep my business files secure. I used to use a backup hard drive, but then decided to go with an online service for the convenience of both having it offsite in case something happened to the house and to have the backup done in real time. I paid something like $110 for 3 years of Carbonite online backup.

About a year ago my drive failed and fortunately I was able to get it all back from Carbonite, but it took about a week (I have a lot of files). After that I kept Carbonite for the offsite and real time backup and then use a external HD onsite so that if I have another failure I can get all or most of it back quickly.

[Cubsfan]

Both, without doubt. Local for your normal stuff, and offsite for insurance. If your house burns down, local backup isn't going to be much help. I use carbonite and have been happy for what it's worth.

[clutchy]

i've become alot more serious about backups now than i ever used to be.

I thought i had lost all my digi photos for the last 10 years which is pretty much all my pics after i plugged in a power connector incorrectly and my mobo caught on fire and i saw a puff of smoke come off of one of my HD's.

I've since gotten an external backup and i'm buying another couple... one for internal storage and another external backup that i'll keep at my parents house which is about 5 miles away.

i think tripling of the data should be sufficient. Storage is so ridiculously cheap these days i can't imagine not doing it... 1TB is $70...

it did take a big scare though to get me to do it...

[cruelpupet]

one for internal storage and another external backup that i'll keep at my parents house which is about 5 miles away.

i think tripling of the data should be sufficient. Storage is so ridiculously cheap these days i can't imagine not doing it... 1TB is $70...

it did take a big scare though to get me to do it...


I just ordered a Buffalo wireless N router to play with. It has USB storage and VPN. I figure maybe I'll archive to a drive at my parents and them to a drive by me.

Oh and Seagate is releasing 3TB drives soon

[clutchy]

I just ordered a Buffalo wireless N router to play with. It has USB storage and VPN. I figure maybe I'll archive to a drive at my parents and them to a drive by me.

Oh and Seagate is releasing 3TB drives soon

hey cool, i just got myself the E2100-L... we'll see how that goes. I probably should have just gotten the e3000 but whatever.

VPN backups are a great idea, i'll have to look into that.

[kimchicowboy]

do any of you know of a good firewire 800 external case? i think i'm gonna try a local and cloud-based solution.