Heed extra caution to this if your means of backup includes an internet-connect offsite backup (e.g. "the cloud") because you can't be guaranteed that any provider will stay in business forever. Don't depend on the cloud for backups unless you have a reliable local, external storage method as well.<div>
<br></div><div>DLT is still pretty good from what i've seen and heard.</div><div><br><div>--Cameron<a href="http://ghostfreeman.net" target="_blank"></a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mike Harrison <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cluon@geeklabs.com">cluon@geeklabs.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On Fri, 30 Dec 2011, Chris Fowler wrote:<br>
<br>
> Do you think that a hard disk that sits in a safe for 10 years will fail?<br>
<br>
</div>Yes. You may loose the technology to use it (interfaces, drivers..)<br>
as well as pure mechanical or electronic failure.<br>
<br>
You should pull it out and clone it every so often.<br>
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