Re: [opensuse] Backup .. restore ... access/ownership - bit rot

Carl Hartung wrote:

In my experience, there seems to be an inverse relationship between how critical one's data is and how long it can hang around uncorrupted and undisturbed. The more important it is, the more frequently you should be backing it up. IOW, frequent and redundant backups -- serving both archival and operational needs -- is for all practical purposes the only defense.

I recall the days when the night shift computer operator would start their shift with a bunch of mag tapes, ready to do the nightly backups. Two copies were made, one stored off site. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org