We have a 500gb hard drive in our safe deposit box at our bank. Pictures, legal & tax documents, etc. I update it once a year.
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Ghetto > Redundant Hard Drives
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Where did I say that he should do it deliberately? Why do you immediately see the worst in people? The sad face after the comment made it quite clear I was sorry for him, and that in his current situation, what most would see as misfortune would 'perhaps' be a blessing for him, sounds like he has very few opportunities to escape at the moment.
Sounds like a housefire might be a good idea in your case
no one ever plans for a housefire so to even suggest it strongly hints at the deliberation of the act.
my question to you is why would you even suggest that a housefire would be a good idea as opposed to other ideas that dont involve an "accident" to get out of a bad situation...
It's really hard to get across in writing, but it was not what I was getting at at all.
its ok i know what you mean now that you explained it, just at first it didnt come across that way. damn words
I had just mentioned housefires in a different context crossing the post with the OP describing how dire his situation is, which is why I mentioned it again. It seemed ironic to me that the thing that I had just mentioned, that nearly everyone would think of as the worst thing in the world, would end up as a means of escape for him.
Is it possible to set up a NAS drive at a friend/relatives house so you can access it from your computer? If you have to buy a backup drive anyway, this may kill two birds with one stone.
mark228:
I tried mozy but I have like 800gb to backup and it went at like 20kbs. I started backing up to my webserver (unlimited space!) at 50kbs but it didn't finish in time obviously.
Also, at the time I tried before, mozy didn't support external drives and with an iMac and lots of photos/video, external drives are a must. Now, it does support it I read.
dukebound:
photos and video, being my largest data is not so sensitive. My personal files weigh less than 1 gb and I move that between my desktop and laptop, so it was all on the laptop today. No loss, but if they decide to look in RecieptWallet there will be some very critical financial information in there. The user that accesses that has a 16 character password though.
Shuttleworth:
I did that initially with an rsync directly to their IP (my parent's house) but that idea fell apart when I hid the laptop and drive in my linen closet. On the underside of a shelf. Then they stole that. -dammit-
striatedglutes:
RE school issues, she couldn't make more than $10/yr after two business degrees so we decided to put her though nursing, which is so selective that her gpa from going to community college at 16 knocked her out, while they ignored her great 4-year GPA and that shes been getting straight A's in all the med classes. Lost wages, lost time, lost tuition.
I tried mozy but I have like 800gb to backup and it went at like 20kbs. I started backing up to my webserver (unlimited space!) at 50kbs but it didn't finish in time obviously.
Also, at the time I tried before, mozy didn't support external drives and with an iMac and lots of photos/video, external drives are a must. Now, it does support it I read.
dukebound:
photos and video, being my largest data is not so sensitive. My personal files weigh less than 1 gb and I move that between my desktop and laptop, so it was all on the laptop today. No loss, but if they decide to look in RecieptWallet there will be some very critical financial information in there. The user that accesses that has a 16 character password though.
Shuttleworth:
I did that initially with an rsync directly to their IP (my parent's house) but that idea fell apart when I hid the laptop and drive in my linen closet. On the underside of a shelf. Then they stole that. -dammit-
striatedglutes:
RE school issues, she couldn't make more than $10/yr after two business degrees so we decided to put her though nursing, which is so selective that her gpa from going to community college at 16 knocked her out, while they ignored her great 4-year GPA and that shes been getting straight A's in all the med classes. Lost wages, lost time, lost tuition.
I'm sorry
this from someone from finland? I thought you guys didn't like the death penalty!
Everyone hates crime, and I've been victimized by stealing before and its not fun, but in my case I feel bad for people who have to resort to that B.S.
We have had two homes completely destroyed due to fire in our neighborhood (one a suicide natural gas explosion (big fireball) and another home improvement project gone bad).
I have thought about running a laptop based USB HD in my safe and running the USB cable out the bottom thru one of the bold holes. Figured it wouldn't get too hot, but I don't have a computer right next to the safe for the USB.
I do have a NAS in the basement. Figure most thieves won't waste time on the crap down there, but it is not hidden or anything.
One day I plan on using Jungle Disk. It is well encrypted, so I feel relatively safe. You pay Amazon for the storage.
A NAS at a relatives home is a pretty good substitute. Need good encryption though.
I have thought about running a laptop based USB HD in my safe and running the USB cable out the bottom thru one of the bold holes. Figured it wouldn't get too hot, but I don't have a computer right next to the safe for the USB.
I do have a NAS in the basement. Figure most thieves won't waste time on the crap down there, but it is not hidden or anything.
One day I plan on using Jungle Disk. It is well encrypted, so I feel relatively safe. You pay Amazon for the storage.
A NAS at a relatives home is a pretty good substitute. Need good encryption though.
Good ideas in this thread, but does anyone find " Ghetto > Redundant Hard Drives" a touch offensive. Thieves are thieves. The word "Ghetto" has nothing to do with it, and carries an offensive stereotype. Why not "Barrio"? How about "White Trash Trailer Parks"?
It is pretty easy to avoid, simply title the thread accurately, e.g. "Multiple drive backups can't protect against theft".
I'm just saying....................
Agreed! And the **** with the store shooting has getting out of hand here.
