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minus-squareFuckyWucky [none/use name]hexbear23·11 months ago Wen said the new disks could someday allow individuals and families to set up their own databases with minimal fuss. Great news for data hoarders. One day! link
minus-squarecfgaussian@lemmygrad.mlhexbear14·11 months agoI'd be a little paranoid having all my data on one disk. One bad disk crash and its all gone. I'd have to have at least two to make a backup. linkfedilink
minus-squarebesbin@lemmygrad.mlhexbear13·11 months agoAlways practice 3-2-1 if you really want to be safe. 3 copies, 2 different mediums, 1 off-site. linkfedilink
minus-squarecfgaussian@lemmygrad.mlhexbear6·11 months agoThat's the ideal of course. In practice you can't always be that thorough. linkfedilink
minus-squarecfgaussian@lemmygrad.mlhexbear11·11 months agoRedundant copies are a good thing to have if you're interested in preserving data long term. linkfedilink
minus-squarePeeOnYou [he/him]@lemmygrad.mlhexbear7·10 months agoi always practice just deleting all my shit randomly and then realizing I didn't need any of that shit after all linkfedilink
Great news for data hoarders. One day!
I'd be a little paranoid having all my data on one disk. One bad disk crash and its all gone. I'd have to have at least two to make a backup.
Always practice 3-2-1 if you really want to be safe. 3 copies, 2 different mediums, 1 off-site.
That's the ideal of course. In practice you can't always be that thorough.
then you have redundant copies
Redundant copies are a good thing to have if you're interested in preserving data long term.
i always practice just deleting all my shit randomly and then realizing I didn't need any of that shit after all