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Tom Brough wrote:
I have asked about external drives and checked for reviews on the internet. I am surprised how often I read that the drive failed after a short time. I suppose it is a matter of luck if you get a good one.For Me ..... A good external USB Drive (x2 if you want redundancy) + good old fashioned tar command from the command line. I don't like the idea of 3rd party "cloud" storage. I like my data where I have total control. If you are worried about fire / physical damage keep one USB drive off site (a good use for relatives). It might not be the most convenient solution but it has its merits. If your data requirements are small enough a usb pen drive might do the trick.
I do have /home on a separate partition by the way. And I suppose I would need to reformat any external drive to say Ext3 or EXT4 before using it. Is that easy?
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