Backing Up is Hard to Do
I am trying to pick a good back up method for our home computers and have found quite a few options. I currently have a laptop with Windows XP and a MacBook Pro as well as a few old desktops floating around. First and foremost I would like a automated, reliable back-ups for both laptops. The back-ups need to include docs, pics, videos, email, addresses, calendars and browser bookmarks. I have considered online back-up services like Mozy, Carbonite and JungleDisk. With these services the back-up resides remotely which is nice protection against flood, fire and other depressing-to-think-about catastrophic events. I have also toyed with the idea of setting up a Network-attached storage (NAS). I could either buy one or use one my old desktops with FreeNAS installed. This opens up the possibility of using the NAS as a media server for music and videos as well.
What’s your back-up method?
- Online service (Mozy, Carbonite, etc.)
- Scheduled back-ups to another computer/eternal drive/server/NAS
- Periodically burn a DVD
- Pray and think good thoughts
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