best way to back-up hdd

[PCportinc]

Before the best option was tape.
Then when hd's were 500mb, 100mb ZIPs seemed fine.
Then when hd's went above 1GB, JAZ and CD-R's were chosen.
Then ZIPs & JAZ & Syquest died off, and we were left with 5gb+ hd's
backed up to 700mb CD-Rs(fine until hd's went above 20gb.)
Then recordable DVDs came out.
Now that hd's are 40-80gb+, we seem to be back to tape as the best option.
If the standard drive size will be 120gb, what will be used to back 'em up,
other 120gb hd's?

 

[Arno Wagner]

Before the best option was tape.
Then when hd's were 500mb, 100mb ZIPs seemed fine.
Then when hd's went above 1GB, JAZ and CD-R's were chosen.
Then ZIPs & JAZ & Syquest died off, and we were left with 5gb+ hd's
backed up to 700mb CD-Rs(fine until hd's went above 20gb.)
Then recordable DVDs came out.
Now that hd's are 40-80gb+, we seem to be back to tape as the best option.
If the standard drive size will be 120gb, what will be used to back 'em up,
other 120gb hd's?

I believe that for a small set-up more (possible removable HDDs) are
the right approach at the moment for complete backups, also because we
have the busses now with USB2.0, FireWire and SATA. On the other hand,
I still get my rebular Linux backups on a pair of MODs, since I
need about 500MB (bzip2 compressed) for / and /home each.

For a large set-up it has always been tape-libraries.

Arno

 

[robotron -X-]

back up your hard drive with another hard drive. For the pc
novice get an external usb HD. for someone who know what jumpers,
bios and how to install a hard dive, just open your case(or
leave the cover off like me) and connect the backup HD
to it when you want to back it up.

The software is free from maxtor and western digitals web site.

 

[John Turco]

Before the best option was tape.
Then when hd's were 500mb, 100mb ZIPs seemed fine.
Then when hd's went above 1GB, JAZ and CD-R's were chosen.
Then ZIPs & JAZ & Syquest died off, and we were left with 5gb+ hd's
backed up to 700mb CD-Rs(fine until hd's went above 20gb.)

Hello,

Minor correction: Zip drives/disks are still being manufactured and
sold, today.

Then recordable DVDs came out.
Now that hd's are 40-80gb+, we seem to be back to tape as the best option.

For companies, universities, government agencies and such, I suppose it
always has been.

If the standard drive size will be 120gb, what will be used to back 'em up,
other 120gb hd's?

Bingo! Regarding the vast majority of home PC users, that's the only way
to go, I believe.


Cordially,
John Turco <[email protected]>