Re: What is better a 2nd drive for Raid 1 or a backup one?

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On Thursday, December 26, 2019 11:32:53 AM MST Chris Murphy wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 24, 2019 at 12:48 PM Javier Perez <pepebuho@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Hi
> > I have my /home partition on a 2TB HDD drive about half full. Should be
> > doing regular backups but not in the habit.
>
> >
> >
> > What is better?
> > A. Purchase a second 2TB to create a Raid1 mirror or
> > B. Purchase a second 4TB drive for backup purposes.
> 
> 
> If you care about the data at all, then B is the top priority.

This is not good advice, given the tone.

Option A is fine, if you're more worried about hardware faults with the 2TB HDD 
you currently have.

Option B is best if you're more concerned about other issues.

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John M. Harris, Jr.

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