[RTTY] Off Subject Help Needed - Ghosting a hard drive?

[Robert Chudek - K0RC]

I actually use a more complex scheme and didn't fully explain the entire 
process. Yes, I move the old drive into an external USB enclosure. That 
drive gets moved from machine to machine, collecting backups but most of 
the time sits in a drawer, powered off.

The backups are then transferred to a separate 1.5-Tb backup system. If 
that "transportable" drive fails, there is no real data lost. It's just 
a matter of extra time to replace it and do another backup. I'm sure 
there are better ways to manage backups, but this is working for me... 
and I'm resisting change!

I am also a user of the Acronis backup software. It works well and 
allows me to "mount" any of my backups like a real drive and retrieve 
files on an individual basis.

73 de Bob - KØRC in MN


On 3/12/2011 5:48 AM, GD0TEP wrote:
>> When I have several weeks under my belt and I am satisfied, I reformat
>> the old drive and use it for a backup. Well, at least until the data on
>> the new drive outgrows the capacity of the older drive!
> Bob, that sounds like you remove an old drive because it's getting old,
> perhaps questionable, and then format it and use it as a back up??
>
> Perhaps not the best idea in the world...?
>
> Drive failure often occurs during boot up and by relegating your older drive
> to the backup position increases its boot up frequency, thus increasing
> chances of failure of the drive you need because of your main drive failing.
>
> 73,
> Andy
> http://gd0tep.com
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