I’ve always heard that you folks like to keep tons of backups of your stuff. I have also heard that there is this 3-2-1 rule about keeping you backups. My question is: do you follow it personally or is it something that people just tell you to follow?
4-3-1 for important data
2-2-0 for data that would be inconvenient to lose
“YOLO” for everything else
I don’t have too much critical data to backup. I have a low power thin client (lenovo m720q with a 2tb sata drive) I park at a friends house on their network. In exchange I let them borrow a bit of space on it too.
I use rclone with encryption via cloud and also endpoints backup.
The 2 in this rule isn’t clear: 2 different media?
Why is it important if it’s DVD & HDD or SSD & HDD?
It’s something that everyone should follow.
It is also something that everyone can absolutely afford to follow, for at least some of their data.Take this for example.
A 5 pack of 128GB USB drives is dirt cheap.
Encrypt them all, keep two plugged into a USB hub. One in a drawer, one you keep in your car (who cares if it dies) and store another in a safe deposit box/friend’s/family member’s house.
If your house burns down you get to keep that 128GB of data, if you want more, pay more, but this is available for under $45 so yes everyone should do it for at least some of their data. There’s no excuse.#*POOF*
OK who rubbed the lamp? Of course I follow the rule religiously!