The Backup Dilemma
There is no cut and dry answer to the question, “What is the best way to back up my data?”
The most important thing is that you do back it up with a reliable method.
Blogger Mark posted on May 8, 2006 about his data recovery success with DiskWarrior. He goes on to explore what the best backup method is.
I mention the date of his post because since then, only one month later, there have been 100 posts from fellow computers needing large data backup. They discuss setting up their own servers (comment #28), using DV tapes (comment #95), online storage (comment #16), and upcoming technology: Holographic storage (comment #99).
My favorite comment was #13. In response to a government query of reliable storage, blogger David Ely’s uncle said, “If you write it on papyrus and lock it in a pyramid, we know it will last a few thousand years. Everything else is just guesswork.”
Even after all this discussion by cutting edge techies, no forerunner emerges. Technology keeps changing and what is sufficient and workable now will most likely be obsolete in 5 years. So unless you have huge amounts of data to back up, keep using CDs/DVDs, external hard drives, and online storage. The important thing is to backup!
