nMP external storage set up...

[Catch]

The Drobo adds risks of its own based on the customer feedback I saw on Amazon.

If your drobo fails you can buy a new one and move the disk pack across. This should result in no loss of data according to drobo.

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[Rich.Cohen]

If your drobo fails you can buy a new one and move the disk pack across. This should result in no loss of data according to drobo.

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True, but some of the feedback talk about melt-down that damaged all the hard disks. They seemed like rare events and I bought a Drobo anyway. However, unless those people were lying that risk exists.

 

[Catch]

True, but some of the feedback talk about melt-down that damaged all the hard disks. They seemed like rare events and I bought a Drobo anyway. However, unless those people were lying that risk exists.

Never heard of that, but a single point of backup is always a bad idea. Ideally a second offsite copy should be made. Your house could burn down etc.

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