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- mhenders: Drobo gotcha: You can (and should) allow Drobo to format itself *larger* than the total disk cap you've installed. (Default 2, better 16GB)
- mhenders: @exposur3 4 500GB drives. The docs advise to only buy what you need *now*, given how fast drive prices drop.
- mhenders: @dspiers Will do. I plan to connect it to a server, and create 2 partitions: (1) a shared Time Machine, (2) shared general storage. Mac OSX
- mhenders: @markboulton And letting 10 years go by isn't a good idea either... "Marge, we've got a bleeder in here!"
- mhenders: @markboulton I just went for the first time in 10 years. :-( I also noticed they've stopped cleaning with a rubber bit and strawberry paste.
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I also use an external drive for my backups, using Lacie’s freeware Silverkeeper (http://www.lacie.com/silverkeeper/). I would like to attract your attention to the fact that using an external drive puts you at risk of loosing everything not only in case of fire, but also in case of burglary, which is, depending where you live, not so unlikely. In that event, the computer and external drive are among the first items to leave…
Regular backups should be made and stored offsite. I use DVDs for this task.
Also, as we are talking about data security, we should always monitor the smart status of hard drives. On the mac, the free SMARTReporter (http://homepage.mac.com/julianmayer/) will place an icon on the status bar and will send you an email in case of SMART event.
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Raphael