On backups.
Aug. 4th, 2017 03:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dsrtaoThere are two rules of backups.
1. A backup which can't be restored isn't a backup.
2. A backup which requires manual action will eventually not be made.
"Store it on other people's computers" is a valid approach, but while it reduces the likelihood of you doing something to lose the data, it places responsibility on other people to keep your data safe.
And nobody (except your enemies) thinks your data is more valuable than you do.
1. A backup which can't be restored isn't a backup.
2. A backup which requires manual action will eventually not be made.
"Store it on other people's computers" is a valid approach, but while it reduces the likelihood of you doing something to lose the data, it places responsibility on other people to keep your data safe.
And nobody (except your enemies) thinks your data is more valuable than you do.
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Date: 2017-08-07 08:53 pm (UTC)I had not one but TWO backup strategies, one online, where I didn't test the restore (See your rule #1) and another which relied on a second hard drive (taken out by a power surge).
I'm thinking about using Glacier for my disaster recovery strategy next time around when I build my NAS, and you can believe that I'm going to test a full bore restore before I call it done.