Don’t forget to make backups!
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the_q@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Get a NAS and start de-Googling yourself.
Sanyanov@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Serinus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
A raid counts as a backup, right?
Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
LMAO Yes! Exactly in the same way that walking backwards towards a cliff counts as backing up. Technically it is a backup, but in practice a disaster is imminent lol.
JFowler369@lemmy.world 9 months ago
RAID is redundancy. It saves your data if a or two drive fail, but does not help you if the entire RAID system dies (power surge, fire, water damage). Generally if it is on the same system it is not a backup.
Akinzekeel@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s on my todo list I swear
danielfgom@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Doesn’t help me when I’m 200km from home and need that file or note or picture…
danque@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Actually it does. I have a nasPi running openmediavault with portforward and i can get access it anywhere in the world. Japan, usa, eu it doesn’t matter as long as there is internet.
Don’t wanna fiddle with the tech stuff. Get a Synology and make your life easier. Best thing is you can upgrade it yourself. No longer bound by 200gb or 1tb but all the way to 10tb and more! With redundancy as well. No this not an ad for Synology but damn does it work good.
WestwardWind@lemm.ee 9 months ago
What you’re saying is technically true but do you know what was a horrible experience?
A few weeks ago when I, in Japan, needed to download many 5+ Gb project files I had backed up on my home server in the US after a hard drive failure and I was hamstrung by my shitty domestic up speed limit.
At least with large web file hosts like Google, iCloud, and mega you’re not restricted by your inferior domestic upload speeds. Being able to access the server from anywhere is only half the battle
the_q@lemmy.world 9 months ago
This is just you being a contrarian and rubbing Google’s shoulders.
the_q@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Oh really? Hmm I guess me being able to access all my files anytime, anywhere is just some kind of magic that only I know! I’m a wizard!
danielfgom@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Seriously? How’s it doing that without exposing your home network?
the_q@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Exposing isn’t the same thing as being insecure. You can setup things like a reverse proxy to help secure yourself.
Kuvwert@lemm.ee 9 months ago
You can remotely access anything from anywhere with some setup
ripcord@kbin.social 9 months ago
Sure it does.
aniki@lemm.ee 9 months ago
After Christmas, I think I’m going to spec out a simple two drive 10tb RAID server running a pair of K80s so I can run my NAS and my models on one beefy machine and have all my backups automagically when I am home.
Serinus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
A raid is not a backup.
But also look at Unraid and maybe more, smaller drives.
aniki@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I’ll probably run a RAID5 with extra drives and replicate to a cloud location for DR. Should be more than sufficient for my needs and the rate I generate data.
weLookAbove@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I’m new to the scene. If a raid isn’t a backup, then what is?
limelight79@lemm.ee 9 months ago
It provides redundancy in case a drive fails, but there’s no protection if you accidentally delete a file. That’s why they say “RAID is not a backup.”
Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Raid can be redundancy, backup is when the data is offsite(be it cloud or drive offsite) to prevent situations like fires or floods from destroying you data. If all your data is in the same place, its still not safe
Serinus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Something where your files won’t disappear due to a single errant command or ransomware.
otp@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
But I like Googling myself
GBU_28@lemm.ee 9 months ago
In liz’ office
the_q@lemmy.world 9 months ago
How else you gonna do it?