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To: AlexW
I have been poopooing all the wise guys that say they have their own backup, but that is worthless in event of a natural disaster or fire.

We have a fire proof safe where we store our backup drive. Better safe than sorry and we don't have to pay a monthly fee to a Marxist pos company.

9 posted on 03/07/2012 12:03:45 AM PST by Tamar1973 ("Never care what the other guy has, it is not yours and someone always has more."--isthisnickcool)
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To: Tamar1973

At on time “fire proof” safes protected paper documents from being destroyed. Paper can take pretty extreme heat before browning/burning. Are the newer safes good for electronic devices and plastic? Those are damaged at far lower temperatures. Another important factor is time. These types of safes are only good for limited time of exposure to fire. If the fire burns long enough the contents are done.


14 posted on 03/07/2012 12:11:52 AM PST by DB
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To: Tamar1973

You should keep your computer record on a backup drive, offsite.

Better to have them in two locations in the event of a fire.


23 posted on 03/07/2012 12:31:10 AM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: Tamar1973
We have a fire proof safe where we store our backup drive. Better safe than sorry and we don't have to pay a monthly fee to a Marxist pos company.
I use Time Machine on my Mac . . . but you make an excellent point about physical security. Wonder if there’s a way to use Time Machine to make multiple backups . . .

Or maybe I should just get a second drive and periodically back up my Documents file and my photos . . .


79 posted on 03/07/2012 5:51:49 AM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion (DRAFT PALIN)
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