SSD?

[Colin Law]

On Sun, 6 Mar 2022 at 14:59, <ubuntu at howorth.org.uk> wrote:
>
> My backup drive is permanently connected and has been for many years
> and I've never had any such problem. I'd much rather have a backup
> drive connected so it just works reliably day after day with no
> action required.

A permanently connected drive is fine as *a* backup drive, provided it
is not the only backup you have.  As others have pointed out a
burglar, power surge, fire, or hacking could take out your complete
system so if you want to be able to recover from such possibilities
you need an offsite backup strategy too.

Colin