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| Funny, I was just logging on to ask a similar question: Has anyone used the WD 1-4TB MyCloud drives ? These things promise an easy and cheap way of backing up your data - at least for the current jobs I work on, this seems like it would be a great short-term way to make sure I have a back up someplace. http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1140 Anyone have any real world experience ? Mel seems to have a fine longer term solution in place. (I know the OP mentioned non-cloud, but this seems too good to pass up) From: Mel Matsuoka <melmatsuoka@gmail.com> Message-Id: <B539EDD3-3ACD-49D6-B853-1AF2651A7947@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [AE] Non cloud backup solutions for solo freelancers? Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 12:40:57 -1000 --Apple-Mail=_00A3A072-D2CE-4A8F-BBA3-74B1AF05BA50 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 On Nov 18, 2013, at 7:18 AM, Byron Nash <byronnash@gmail.com> wrote: >=20 > Without spending thousands more for a double bay drive, we haven't = found an easy way to create duplicate copies of the tapes. What we do = now is cumbersome.=20 In lieu of buying an expensive tape library or auto-loader system, I use = a form of hybrid redundancy with my LTO5 archiving workflow, where for = each set of data, I back it up to an LTO5 tape, as well as at least one = bare, zero-filled SATA drive. I even take things further by protecting = the bare drive directories using a tool like Disk Drill =93Recovery = Vault" or TechTool Pro Directory Backup, so that in the in event that = the directory on the drive gets corrupted, I can still recover the = original file/folder names. I'll then take the LTO5 tapes offsite, and leave the bare-drive archives = on a shelf at work. I use CDFinder/NeoFinder on OSX to catalog the drive = for future searching purposes, and then put it on the shelf, using = either Wiebetech "DriveBox=94 cases or Orico PHP-35 protective boxes for = individual storage.=20 The bare drives not only serve as a cheap, easy way to ensure redundancy = with the LTO archive (in case either my office or house burns down, I=92m = still protected=85if both of them burn down at the same time, then I = have bigger problems than data redundancy to be concerned with), but = also as a faster-than-tape "offline near-line=94 archive that I can use = if I ever need to restore an old project for revisions. = Philosophically, I consider the LTO tapes to be a backup of these = individual archive drives.=20 For the type of work I do, this system is a perfect balance of cost, = security and performance. --=20 Mel Matsuoka Finishing Editor / Colorist / Difference Splitter Montaj 9 Honolulu, HI |
