• dan1101@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    My computer, a lot of files on there I don’t want to lose. I have them backed up to other hard drives, but in the same computer. So I need to save the computer.

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      1 year ago

      Dude. A backup in the same computer is not a “backup”. You should have a separate network attached storage and a script like syncthing backing up to a different hard drive. If you don’t want to do it yourself, you can buy a all in one device that has the software and hard drive all in one.

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        1 year ago

        If you are not saving things to a remote location, you will lose all your shit in a flood or fire. Remote storage has gotten cheap enough to make it practical.

        Hetzner storage boxes cost 3.8€/month for 1TB, which is more than enough for the important things people have.

        Backblaze is 70$/year for unlimited data.

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          1 year ago

          you will lose all your shit in a flood or fire.

          That’s why I’m saving my computer as my one thing. ;)