Re: OT - Backup Reliability: Flash Drive vs Micro HDD ?

All of your advice is solid, but do you have any thoughts on the relative
reliability of the two storage modes?

- Magnusfarce (OP)



"Al Dykes" <adykes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <EuSdnbyPL4bbmlvYnZ2dnUVZ_r6vnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Magnusfarce <magnusfarce762@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This is somewhat off topic, but I'm sure the answer lies in this group.
I'm
interested in using either a 4 or 8 gig flash drive or an equivalent
micro-hard drive for off site (and travel) backups of critical files.
Assuming I stick to quality brands, which approach do you think will be
more
reliable?

- Magnusfarce




Stick to a name brand for flash memory. I hear stories of no-name
memory being made from chips that are intended for use where there are
not a lot of read/write cycles.

As for reliability, anything can fail and you should think of the
consequences of the failure of any device you use.

Also, you should never overwrite your only backup with a new one. If
sh*t happens during your backup, you've lost both.

Flip-flopping between two backup devices covers both of the above,
more or less.



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