RAID 1 vs Ext HDD
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GR1M_ZA
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Also remember, with RAID1 you are affectingly "loosing" 1 hard drive. As corroded mentioned RAID1 is mirroring, I will go for the ext HDD and just use a backup program like Veeam Endpoint to backup your pc, and best of all Veeam Endpoint is FREE : https://www.veeam.com/endpoint-backup-free.html
Solandri
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RAID is not a backup. RAID is for preventing downtime. If you need your data to be accessible even if a hard drive dies, you want RAID. So it's mostly businesses who will lose millions of dollars every minute their file server is down who need RAID.
Even if you have RAID, you still need a backup. RAID won't protect you from an accidental deletion, or if you accidentally erase your resume and save the blank file over the original file, or if a ransomware virus encrypts all your files. A backup needs to be offline (disconnected from any computers after the backup is made) and preferably off-site (in case your house burns down).
Even if you have RAID, you still need a backup. RAID won't protect you from an accidental deletion, or if you accidentally erase your resume and save the blank file over the original file, or if a ransomware virus encrypts all your files. A backup needs to be offline (disconnected from any computers after the backup is made) and preferably off-site (in case your house burns down).
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