This is the reason I recently added an LTO tape drive to my workflow.  Although the speedy connection which required a SCSI card, it is well worth it.  LTO 2, 3, and 4 are very inexpensive when you consider the alternative; lost data.

Posted by ThomasKoch  on  04/03  at  08:03 AM

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Very good point. Sometimes people complain about the cost of doing good backup, and my reply is: how much would you pay to get back a lost project? How many hours would it save you?

thanks -
Chris

Posted by Chris Meyer  on  04/03  at  08:47 AM

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Hey Chris, do you know if it’s better to keep drives spinning every once in a awhile, or can you let them sit for years?

Rich

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  04/07  at  11:56 AM

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I’ve heard that it’s better to spin them up every once in a while. Otherwise, you run the risk of some parts freezing into place.

Posted by Chris Meyer  on  04/07  at  04:29 PM

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Gee - thanks again for adding more stress and worry to my life Chris! LOL!!

The cost of data recovery off of non-spinning disks is equivalent to the value of the material stored on them.

I once spilled a Big Gulp onto my Power Book about 9 years ago - totally hosing the unit fried the HD. I spent $1700 to Disk Savers to get the data off the HD which included a 3/4 completed book I was writing at the time and only had the first few chapters backed up at the time.

After losing tons of data over the years by outdated and failed media, I’m constantly dumping from drive to drive for redundant copies of my most precious data but still don’t have a very organized workflow for logging it like I should! I just have too much of it and not enough time to properly organize it I’m afraid.  :(

Jeff

Posted by Jeff Foster  on  04/07  at  05:17 PM

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“DVD lifespans vary greatly (5 to 100 years, depending on the brand and storage conditions)”.  So…, what brands and storage conditions are more likely to yield a 100 year life?

Thanks.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  04/26  at  12:00 PM

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That was discussed in the second link mentioned in the post:

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/cmg_blogs/story/anything_worth_backing_up/

In short, people like Taiyo Yuden media.

- Chris

Posted by Chris Meyer  on  04/26  at  12:15 PM

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