Originally Posted by
cordelli
I have always said people who use computers fall mostly into two categories
1) those who needed a backup and did not have one and now do
2) those who do not have backups but will one day need one
I would add:
3) Those who had a backup and it didn't work and now keep multiple backups on different media in different locations.
My current approach is RAID 1 on main system + Nightly backup to two separate disks (NAS + USB) + critical/current files on Drop Box.
Drop Box has the additional advantage that I have access to files from my desktop and laptop at all times, plus they are stored in the cloud if everything breaks.