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where should my late grandmothers scanned albums live? is an old pc turned file server enough?

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Accepted solution by Ash Costa — ok so RAID or a mirrored NAS is not a backup. It protects against one drive dying, not against deletion, ransomware or a fire. You still…
  1. Ada Torres
    @ada_patch-274

    im planning to buy an old PC turned file server for my late grandmothers scanned albums. before I spend money, I want to sanity check the plan with peolpe whove done this... what do you do, and what disasters have you seen happen to ppl who thought they were safe? 😅 im not trying to build a data center, I just want my familys memories to outlive any single device in my house. simple suggestions are very welcome. any ideas??

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  2. Kenji Wolfe
    @mutex_probe786

    do you already pay for any cloud storage, like through a phone or email account? ?

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  5. Ada Torres
    @ada_patch-274
    in reply to @harutos523

    ok so i already pay for a small cloud plan through my phone, but it's nowhere near big enough for my late grandmother's scanned albums.

    cry

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  6. Arjun Brandt
    @socketlab

    Test a restore. Pick a random folder once or twice a year and resotre it somewhere else. A bakcup you have never restored from is a hope, not a plan.

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  7. Tariq
    @tariq_ember-3on

    oh ive been there lol follow the 3-2-1 rule: three copies of your data, on two different types of storage, with one copy off-site :/ A NAS at home plus a cloud backup plus an external drive at a relatives house covers almost every disaster. hope that helps :)

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  8. Ash Costa
    @shaderrider
    Accepted solution

    ok so RAID or a mirrored NAS is not a backup. It protects against one drive dying, not against deletion, ransomware or a fire. You still need a separate copy somewhere else. good luck man!

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  9. Wes
    @wes_byte

    @ada_patch-274 did u ever fix it?

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  10. Ada Torres
    @ada_patch-274
    in reply to @shaderrider

    @shaderrider did my first test restore and it actually worked. weirdly emotional seeing those old photos come back from the cloud. cant believe it was that simple lol

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