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Sysman replied

13 December 2009, 13:24
Originally posted by OrangeHopper View Post

I have a 1TB Q2 external drive connected to my primary Mac Mini via USB and use Time Machine to backup up the three macs that are on the home network.

They look nice, but isn't it a single point of failure?

Originally posted by OrangeHopper View Post

Oh, sorry, this is a PC thread. There are still people out there that use them?
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Sysman replied

13 December 2009, 13:18
Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post

Overkill?

Want one!

It does however require Apple 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express cards.
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xoggoth replied

13 December 2009, 13:17
sssss

Last edited by xoggoth; 13 December 2009, 13:38.
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AtW replied

13 December 2009, 12:36
Originally posted by scotspine View Post

software i can use for backup of the entire pc

Cheap backup (good on small number of files):

xcopy FROM TO /D:m-d-y /S

m-d-y - last backup date.

xcopy /? to double check settings that may be more appropriate for your data.
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Paddy replied

13 December 2009, 11:23
Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

I do a manual copy of everything using robocopy.

I second that. No effing around with software. Use the /mir switch and it will only mirror new files. It also means if you PC fails you can just plug the drive into any other PC and use the files straight away.
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TheFaQQer replied

9 December 2009, 19:18
I do a manual copy of everything using robocopy.
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darmstadt replied

9 December 2009, 19:12
I'll second Acronis and use it to a variety of USB drives. I also copy all and everything I might need while on site to other drives so that I have data handy when. At a customer site I used to use Ghost for a number of servers which worked quite well. I personally just print everything nowadays just in case
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scotspine replied

9 December 2009, 18:50
thank you very much people. there is some stuff to follow up here.
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PRC1964 replied

8 December 2009, 17:25
I use a couple of these at the moment: http://www.itproportal.com/storage/t...al-hard-drive/
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Moscow Mule replied

8 December 2009, 16:40
Overkill?
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OrangeHopper replied

8 December 2009, 15:32
Haven't you noticed the little apple with a tick though it on certain pages?
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Spacecadet replied

8 December 2009, 13:38
Originally posted by OrangeHopper View Post

Oh, sorry, this is a PC thread. There are still people out there that use them?

yeah, about 9 for every 1 Mac user
Has Apple started censoring the internet as well? Only pre-approved by Jobs pages allowed to grace your screen?
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OrangeHopper replied

8 December 2009, 13:30
I have a 1TB Q2 external drive connected to my primary Mac Mini via USB and use Time Machine to backup up the three macs that are on the home network.

Oh, sorry, this is a PC thread. There are still people out there that use them?
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Spacecadet replied

8 December 2009, 12:59
Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

When you've downloaded as much filth as I have since being benched, you'll realize how important it is to get it all backed up

I keep that stuff physically seperated
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TheFaQQer replied

8 December 2009, 12:55
Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post

Still too expensive for me to consider.. maybe in a couple of years if I need to go past the 1TB of storage

When you've downloaded as much filth as I have since being benched, you'll realize how important it is to get it all backed up
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