Happy World Backup Day 154
An anonymous reader writes "Easter isn't the only thing some people are celebrating today. Today is also World Backup Day. What steps have you taken to be able to resurrect your data, instead of having it go to eternal oblivion?"
Wonder when is (Score:5, Insightful)
World Restore Day?
Easter is Backup Day? (Score:5, Insightful)
Wait a sec. I should think it would be "Restore" day. At least for those of the various Christian persuasions.
Re:Easter is Backup Day? (Score:2, Insightful)
Actually no, that was 40 days after His resurrection. nice try tho.
Re:Two for one (Score:3, Insightful)
Or user stupidity erases the vital data? Or malware starts corrupting your files? Or a disaster destroys the whole computer?
RAID is a great solution to hard drive failure, but it doesn't cover all of the other things that might go wrong. For that, you need a proper off-line backup that can protect you against user or OS problems, ideally one that's located far enough away to recover your data in the event of a disaster. RAID is best in addition to, not as a replacement for, true backups.