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
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weLookAbove@lemm.ee 11 months agoI’m new to the scene. If a raid isn’t a backup, then what is?
Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Serinus@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Something where your files won’t disappear due to a single errant command or ransomware.
limelight79@lemm.ee 11 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.”