Subj : Re: I still have some spindles I never used
To   : August Abolins
From : Nelgin
Date : Mon Jan 04 2021 01:42:48

August wrote:
> I would just reserve to use those for movies that exceed 4GB FAT  
> file size barrier and that I would want to be somewhat durable  
> and erasable.  Meanwhile, a couple of 64GB USB thumbdrives have  
> been just fine for most everything I watch.

My Linux box has an LV with 4 x cheap 4TB hard drives in a RAID 10
configuration so I have plenty of storage for my movies and CDs. I have a 6TB
drive to which I rsync on a regular basis /etc /home (which are on a mirrored
pair of 250GB SSD drives) and everything else on the hard drives. With plenty
of space left over to keep individual files that may be of importance. So I
have the peace of mind of mirrored copies plus a local backup. I do need to
setup my remote backup again for critial files. I don't consider 2GB of movies
and music to be critical, I can get those back. It's mostly documents and
photos.

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