On Thursday, December 26, 2019 11:32:53 AM MST Chris Murphy wrote:
On Tue, Dec 24, 2019 at 12:48 PM Javier Perez
<pepebuho(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi
> I have my /home partition on a 2TB HDD drive about half full. Should be
> doing regular backups but not in the habit.
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>
> What is better?
> A. Purchase a second 2TB to create a Raid1 mirror or
> B. Purchase a second 4TB drive for backup purposes.
If you care about the data at all, then B is the top priority.
This is not good advice, given the tone.
Option A is fine, if you're more worried about hardware faults with the 2TB HDD
you currently have.
Option B is best if you're more concerned about other issues.
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John M. Harris, Jr.