Re: Understanding btrfs and backups

Duncan
2014-03-09T15:31:10Z

Chris Samuel posted on Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:13:42 +1100 as excerpted:

> On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 04:14:16 PM Sander wrote:
>
>> But if the filesystem or underlaying disk goes up in flames, the
>> snapshots are toast as well. So you need additional backups, preferably
>> not on the same hardware, for real protection against data loss.
>
> ...and don't forget to think about off-site backups too.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/94482242@N00/7746409996/

While I realize that was in reference to the "up in flames" comment and
presumably if there's a need to worry about that, offsite backup /is/ of
some value, for some people, offsite backup really isn't that valuable.

I figure if something like that happens here, I'll have FAR more pressing
things to worry about for awhile than restoring my computer. And by the
time life does get somewhat back to normal and I can think about the data
that was on the computer, I might as well do over from scratch, like I
will have done with much of the rest of my life by that point. The real
valuable data is backed up where it counts -- to my head -- and if I lose
that, well, I won't be very worried about it any more, will I?

Of course if I were a bush doctor like the guy who owned the computer in
that photo apparently was, then there'd be other people's medical records
and the like to worry about too, and having offsite backups of that
/would/ be important!

And of course the same would apply if I had a bunch of family pictures on
the computer to worry about, but for that I'd need a family first...

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