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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
The safest long term storage backup is multiple backup drives stored in different locations so if one is damaged or stolen you have not lost the data.
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Originally Posted by pidgeon92
Redundant, constant backups are essential to protecting data. I agree about not being dependent on old technology. I keep my data on my computer's hard drive, a local backup drive, and on Carbonite.
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Not only, but:
the multiple-backup systems have to be technologically different (magnetic media is sensible to magnetic fields, optical media is sensible to scratches and UV, paper is sensible to fire and water etc.)
these have to be stored individually in different locations.