re-install

[Ernest Doub]

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 22 March 2013 18:26, Ernest Doub <hideserted at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > You need a friend/family member for offsite storage.  Do it on an
> exchange
> > basis, I'll store a shobox of drives for you and you store a box for me.
> > That way you are both protected from everything except an area wide
> > disaster.
>
> Certainly helps... but then again, drives that aren't used for a long
> time (& possibly not stored in ideal conditions) can fail
> unpredictably. Modern hard disks are alas too big to back up to tape.
>
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> Which is why as part of the arrangement you agree to a mutual schedule of
drive rotations so that your offsite storage stays relatively current.
Added benefit is that it reminds you to backup on a schedule.
Ed
On the Mojave

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