From: brian@totaltraining.com
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Subject: Re[2]: [AE] Non cloud backup solutions for solo freelancers? (WD MyCloud ?)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:42:25 +0000
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I got a MyCloud and am on the verge or returning it... it is really slow=
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and has proved unreliable to connect to from various devices. A shame=20
too, I was really looking forward to solving this issue.

Brian

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From: mpo@michaeloreilly.com
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Sent: 11/19/2013 10:36:56 AM
Subject: Re: [AE] Non cloud backup solutions for solo freelancers? (WD=20
MyCloud ?)
>Funny, I was just logging on to ask a similar question:
>
>Has anyone used the WD 1-4TB MyCloud drives ? These things promise an=20
>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=20
>sure I
>have a back up someplace.
>
>http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=3D1140
>
>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
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>On Nov 18, 2013, at 7:18 AM, Byron Nash <byronnash@gmail.com> wrote:
>>=3D20
>>  Without spending thousands more for a double bay drive, we haven't =3D
>found an easy way to create duplicate copies of the tapes. What we do =3D
>now is cumbersome.=3D20
>
>
>
>In lieu of buying an expensive tape library or auto-loader system, I=20
>use =3D
>a form of hybrid redundancy with my LTO5 archiving workflow, where for=20
>=3D
>each set of data, I back it up to an LTO5 tape, as well as at least one=
=20
>=3D
>bare, zero-filled SATA drive. I even take things further by protecting=20
>=3D
>the bare drive directories using a tool like Disk Drill =3D93Recovery =3D
>Vault" or TechTool Pro Directory Backup, so that in the in event that =3D
>the directory on the drive gets corrupted, I can still recover the =3D
>original file/folder names.
>
>I'll then take the LTO5 tapes offsite, and leave the bare-drive=20
>archives =3D
>on a shelf at work. I use CDFinder/NeoFinder on OSX to catalog the=20
>drive =3D
>for future searching purposes, and then put it on the shelf, using =3D
>either Wiebetech "DriveBox=3D94 cases or Orico PHP-35 protective boxes=20
>for =3D
>individual storage.=3D20
>
>The bare drives not only serve as a cheap, easy way to ensure=20
>redundancy =3D
>with the LTO archive (in case either my office or house burns down,=20
>I=3D92m =3D
>still protected=3D85if both of them burn down at the same time, then I =
=3D
>have bigger problems than data redundancy to be concerned with), but =3D
>also as a faster-than-tape "offline near-line=3D94 archive that I can use=
=20
>=3D
>if I ever need to restore an old project for revisions. =3D
>Philosophically, I consider the LTO tapes to be a backup of these =3D
>individual archive drives.=3D20
>
>For the type of work I do, this system is a perfect balance of cost, =3D
>security and performance.
>
>--=3D20
>Mel Matsuoka
>Finishing Editor / Colorist / Difference Splitter
>
>Montaj 9
>Honolulu, HI
>
>
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