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Backup videos? I don't... They're still on the DVDs or Blu-Rays I bought.
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I tried to do the RAID thing, with various kinds of Raid systems including things like FlexRaid. In the end it proved to be too complex and time consuming plus it doesn't really guarantee data safety.
What I've ended up with -
- decide what media is truly irreplaceable, in my case its only 50-60% of my collection
- I buy external hdd's (which are cheaper than internal) when there's a really good deal, and use them for backup
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MatteN
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On external HD's; 7x2TB, 1x3TB, 1x4TB and a NAS with 2x1TB (JBOD) and 5 or 6 500GB.
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I have about 10TB of video files, some fo which ripped from discs I no longer have. Stored on a QNAP TS-869L NAS running RAID 5
My back up strategy has two parts:
1. I have another older cheaper QNAP NAS box in my loft, with a 4 bay esata enclosure attached to it. Every night my data gets synced between the TS869L and the storage in the loft.
2. Once every couple of months, I bring 4 hard drives in storage boxes home. I copy the data from the TS 869L to the drives, then take them to work. They sit in drawer at work.
1. Covers me against Raid 5 failure or theft of the box.
2. Covers me if, god forbid, we have a fire that guts everything.
The above applies to all my files, not just the video stuff.
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I hold all my media on my Unraid server but it really is not a back up but does have a parity check on it for some safety. Been very happy with it for over 3+ years. Now upgrading to 4 TB drives since all my others are getting close to full. Full specs in my sig.