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arrow-up136external-linkChinese researchers shrink data centre storage capacity into DVD-sized disk☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.ml • 9 months agomessage-square11 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarecfgaussian@lemmygrad.mlhexbear14·9 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.mlhexbear13·9 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.mlhexbear6·9 months agoThat's the ideal of course. In practice you can't always be that thorough. linkfedilink
minus-squarecfgaussian@lemmygrad.mlhexbear11·9 months agoRedundant copies are a good thing to have if you're interested in preserving data long term. linkfedilink
minus-squarePeeOnYou [he/him]@lemmygrad.mlhexbear7·9 months agoi always practice just deleting all my shit randomly and then realizing I didn't need any of that shit after all linkfedilink
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