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[doodab]

If it's long term backup with infrequent access then perhaps Amazon Glacier is an option.

Nah, physical hard drives are still much cheaper. I don't need access anywhere via the net, nor the hassle of uploading it all and teaching my mum how it works.

[DirtyDog]

A friend of mine has just had his NAS corrupt the data on his backups, even though it's RAIDed. RAID will only protect your data if the drive dies cleanly and wholly.

There is an interesting article about "bitrot" here.

[Sysman]

A friend of mine has just had his NAS corrupt the data on his backups, even though it's RAIDed. RAID will only protect your data if the drive dies cleanly and wholly.

There is an interesting article about "bitrot" here.

Yep. RAID is NOT a substitute for backups.

I can't get over how many people don't seem to realise this.

RAID controllers themselves have been known to throw a wobbly and corrupt your disks beyond all hope.