I have written a more than healthy amount of posts about backups, archiving and data storage. If you have followed my blog you already learned about my backup strategy (Link 1, Link 2). There are three copies of my archive: On my NAS and a carbon copy on two separate...
Backups are absolutely essential. I wrote about that topic quite a few times already and I can’t stress that point enough. I live a solid backup strategy and it has saved my a$$ multiple times already. The core of my backup system is a 4-bay NAS system (Network...
After being disappointed by my Drobo for the third time I abandoned it and switched to another RAID system which, in contrast to the Drobo, also serves as a NAS (network attached storage, meaning the storage device can be accessed using your local network). I read...
I use a 4-bay Drobo (2nd generation) to backup my iMac’s hard drive and to archive stuff which doesn’t need to be permanently on the computer anymore. The Drobo is marketed as an easy-to-use system which will protect you against data loss due to its...
Something is definitely not right with my technological karma. The D800 hassle, a week ago our 3.5-year old TV went dead and a few days ago my praised Drobo refused to mount in the Finder. A Drobo, for everyone who is not familiar with it, is a plug-and-play RAID...
In a previous post I outlined the importance of backing up your files and how I personally deal with it. Short recap – My main backup system is a Drobo, which is a plug & play RAID system with four harddrives. On the Drobo I have two partitions. One is for...
