So…I was wondering. Is there any backup tape system that would be advisable to use for backing up some TBs? I guess I need it to be USB, as the server is a micro PC, one of those tiny ones you can hang from behind a monitor. It’s an HP ProDesk.

Thanks!

  • Zetta@mander.xyzEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Where in the world are you finding a 14tb drive for that price that isn’t used. More like $370 minimum, more often ~$400 from what I’ve seen.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I’m not - that’s a used price.

      I don’t have a problem with used - all my drives are used, and they typically last 5-10 years. I have some drives from 2010 that are still running.

      New drives fail too, so relying on drives being new to prevent failures is foolish. The only defense against failures is duplication (which 3-2-1 backup falls under).

      Whats just as important is to use a file system that can detect and repair data errors (such as ZFS).