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I use what I think is as straightforward and as simple a method as I can get. I
have multiple hard drives on every pc and periodically every week I copy the most
important files over from the originals to the 2nd HDs on both pcs and to the other
pc "C" drive, so I wind up with 3 copies (especially of the Omega files). I also
use a rewritable DVD drive to make copies of those same files. DVDs can store up to
4.7g, which covers most things that one is apt to have on a HD. This is as portable
as it gets.
Code 2 wrote:
> I've been using a removable, internal hard disk for backing up and
> archiving. I'm looking to upgrade and wanted to see what technologies
> you guys are using.
>
> The benefit of a removable internal drive is that it's nearly twice as
> fast as USB 2.0 and Firewire. It connects directly to the IDE
> controller so reported throughput is more than 1 GB/minute (though in
> practice it's more like 200-400 MB/minute because of file handling.
> The downside is it's not hot-swappable.
>
> With archiving, I need capacity so the neat little USB micro drives
> aren't really an option.
>
> So, I guess my priorities are portability for off-site storage,
> capacity and speed. Any suggestions?
>
> --
> Thailand: an ad for donkey rides asked Would you like to ride on your own ass?.
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