Comment on What do people use for a shelf-stable backup
emuspawn@orbiting.observer 2 weeks agoIf you buy your LTO drive new, then yes they rip you a new one, for sure! Buy it used…but it still will cost you a few hundred. Like I said, if money is not a concern. If losing the encryption key is a concern, then USB is still your best bet. Make two, keep them simple and unencrypted, stick em in two different safes, update them regularly. And print the documentation with pictures!
Dave@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
I have had terrible experience with USBs failing, including losing a bunch of photos beyond recovery (some 15 years ago, but it still hurts). Plus it’s quite aot of data.
I’m thinking a hard drive + USB SATA cable might be my best option. Add the new content each year. Work out some way of verifying it’s not corrupted. Replace drive every 5 years or something, it can be swapped in when I get a failure and the new one can be the new backup.