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gambitt

gambitt

gambitt

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I've only ever backed up my important files but now it's time I backup everything. Currently I have:

1x 74GB Raptor (boot drive)
2x 500GB Wester Digital 7200's

I don't fancy backing up 1074GB of data to DVDs! :p I use Ghost all the time in work for creating build discs and I like the fact that it compresses the data.

I also want to make regular backups so RAID would be the ideal setup, but in order to backup 2x 500GB drives I would need another 2x 500's to mirror them, right? Well I don't have space for another 2x500's :p

I suppose I could use an external drive but say I get a 400gb USB drive, what software will compress 1074GB into 400GB?
 
gambitt said:
I don't fancy backing up 1074GB of data to DVDs!
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Been there, done that! It takes ******* ages! Especially when, like me, you want to verify the content after the burn....

I'm not sure if Ghost or True Image will compress 1Tb down to 400Gb, that's maybe asking a bit much, especially if it's compressed media on the RAID array (MP3s, AVIs, photos etc). So how do you get 1Tb of backup space externally?

There are 1Tb externals out there but they're a RAID0 pair of drives and I'm not a fan of using RAID to backup RAID. A single 750Gb HDD is a possibility but whether that is enough is going to be dependent on the content of the backup again. 1Tb HDDs are only a few weeks away but don't expect them to be cheap either.

My gut feel says DVDs but I'm used to only burning them as I get that much content to burn. The thought of starting with 500Gb or so to burn is a bit scary. You're also looking at £80 or so for 1Tb of decent media too :eek:
 
I haven't got a RAID setup, just 2x 500's side by side with lots of video data *cough* episodes and films ;)

I guess I could backup the episodes onto DVD neatly and cut my data down. Then maybe I can get 1x500gb drive to mirror to and just keep stuff on the 2nd 500gig drive that I already have on DVD.

What's a good piece of backup software that just backs up changes rather than backing up everything?
 
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