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[jonatan9815]

Wich is best option to back up several pc´s on hard drives on site (isn´t a server in raid uselful ) thanks 

if anyone could help would be apreciated

[Ryois]

Just now, jonatan9815 said:

Wich is best option to back up several pc´s on hard drives on site (isn´t a server in raid uselful ) thanks 

if anyone could help would be apreciated

Have an old server/pc or a new pc/server/NAS as a server. I use CrashPlan its easy and supports friends backing up to each other too. Not the most elegant but works. Yes RAID is useful for mission-critical files.

[Lurick]

Just now, Ryois said:

Have an old server/pc or a new pc/server/NAS as a server. I use CrashPlan its easy and supports friends backing up to each other too. Not the most elegant but works. Yes RAID is useful for mission-critical files.

CrashPlan Home is going away in a few months so you won't be able to do that with the app anymore.

[Ryois]

Just now, Lurick said:

CrashPlan Home is going away in a few months so you won't be able to do that with the app anymore.

yeah ik I'm switching to another program. https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/bacula.html probably this or Windows built-in option.

[Radium_Angel]

A dedicated NAS box is a good option. Saves your bandwidth if you have lots of files, and your data stays under your control.

Always been a fan of NetGear's ReadyNAS NV+ solutions

[Meic]

A word of caution regarding RAID, even in mirror config, RAID increases continuity and provides protection against *some* causes of data loss. But you should never treat RAID as a backup as it does not protect against file corruption, human error, malware and more. This article does a good job of explaining in more detail: https://www.storagecraft.com/blog/5-reasons-raid-not-backup/

As for backup recommendations: It rather depends on the OS, if windows then there is Volume Shadow Copy or File History functionality. If Linux then cron jobs and rsync will give you a good start. If Mac then I have no idea...