On 2019-12-25 05:51, Cameron Simpson wrote:
We keep 2 backups: an "online" one which is updated
regularly and an "offline" one which lives in a drawer
where accidents won't happen to it.
What does "online" (in quotes) mean?
I ask since, until now, I don't recall anyone mentioning the 2 most important words
when it comes
to backups. "Off-Site".
I know the chances are small, but not zeo, that one's house could catch fire or suffer
another catastrophe.
But if it does, that "drive in a drawer" is not likely to survive.
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