Re: Backup question

From: Stephen Howard (seesigfor_at_email.uk)
Date: 06/29/05 

Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:54:34 +0100

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:46:21 -0500, "News" <nobody@ti.com> wrote:

>Ive got a 120G harddrive with about 40G worth of files for my photography /
>graphics files. These are very important to me. I use Retrospect to guard
>against problems, but obviously need a backup to another drive or archive on
>CD-ROM.
>
>I am a student also, so cost per MB is important too.
>
>Could I get some advice on best way to store a copy of these files...
>external HD, CD-Rom, or other drive? Cost of storage is important, as I
>stated.
>
I'd go for a hard drive in a removable caddy.
Caddies can be bought for as little as £10 off ebay - or you could
splash out on a posh one ( though in my experience they both use the
same connectors..a modified printer socket..and that's the weakest
link ).
A 60Gb hard drive won't cost too much, and would provide spare
capacity ( for system backups or images via something like Norton
Ghost ).

The chief drawback with this system is the relative fragility of hard
drives - so that means you can't afford to drop the caddy from any
great height.

It's a system I've been using for many years now without incident.

Regards, 

-- 
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

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