Hi RayRay P wrote:Just returned from holiday so coming at this late; I don't think I can add to what has already been said by Nick and Andrew. I would keep an eye on disk #1 though - just in case.
It might be worth re-emphasising for others building music libraries using computer technology (or for storing personal documents and the like for that matter) that having disk mirroring or RAID doesn't, at least in my book, constitute a backup. A backup should be a seperate copy, ideally kept somewhere away from the computer you've backed up (a backup isn't much use if the burglar takes it with the computer or its in the same house that burns down). Often neglected is the need to check your backups occasionally to ensure you can actually read them to be able to restore if it proves necessary.
Ray
I do indeed have an off site backup of my important stuff.
The iTunes music I have bought, plus the Hi-res paid downloads from Linn & other places is all backed up to a third portable drive which is kept somewhere else and is bootable.
At least then if the music goes down, my paid downloads are secure. Yes I'd have to re import my CDs and it'd be a pain but the paid downloads would be intact.