[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 18/06/11 09:15, Neil Winchurst wrote: >> >> Tom Brough wrote: >>>> >>> 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 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. >> > > You need to remember, hard drives are fragile devices, they can fail if > they're knocked about (although saying that, my Iomega 320GB USB hard drive > has been dropped off the sofa on to the floor when it's running and been > chucked in a bag and it's still working!). Not been dropped on a hard floor > though, just a carpet. > > If you don't have much data then as Tom suggests, use a USB stick, maybe a > 16GB or 32GB one would suffice. > >> 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? >> > > You don't have to, it might come formatted as FAT32 or NTFS, Linux will > support both, but you may loose permissions on files and FAT32 only supports > up to 4GB file sizes (so maybe not a problem). You can if you wish though > reformat the drive to EXT3, EXT4, BTRFS etc... I never bothered changing the file system on mine. Just plugged and played and exactly as Rob suggests I have lost the permissions. At some point I will reformat it to something more sensible, since it never gets used on a windows system :-) Best wishes roly :-) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq