SSD?

[ubuntu at howorth.org.uk]

kauer at biplane.com.au wrote:
> On Sun, 2022-03-06 at 17:36 +0000, ubuntu at howorth.org.uk wrote:
> > Burglars [etc]  
> 
> What you are actually saying is that the data you are backing up is
> not that important to you. Fair enough; the price of mitigating a risk
> should never be higher than the cost of the risk coming to pass.
> 
> But for the benefit of others on this list it's important to point out
> that the backup system you are describing is barely a backup at all.
> Its a convenient second copy.

I don't regard it as such. I regard it as a very useful backup against
the main risk - total failure of the main drives.

I do agree that it's important for everyone to consider their own risks
and the consequences of loss. For most home users though, I think things
are a lot less worrisome than for any commercial system.

FWIW, I've never had to use my domestic backup in anger. I do check it
works though :)

> Regards, K.