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minus-squareblueConifer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI’m new to the scene. If a raid isn’t a backup, then what is?
minus-squarelimelight79@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoIt provides redundancy in case a drive fails, but there’s no protection if you accidentally delete a file. That’s why they say “RAID is not a backup.”
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoSomething where your files won’t disappear due to a single errant command or ransomware.
minus-squareDudewitbow@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 months agoRaid can be redundancy, backup is when the data is offsite(be it cloud or drive offsite) to prevent situations like fires or floods from destroying your data. If all your data is in the same place, its still not safe
I’m new to the scene. If a raid isn’t a backup, then what is?
It provides redundancy in case a drive fails, but there’s no protection if you accidentally delete a file. That’s why they say “RAID is not a backup.”
Something where your files won’t disappear due to a single errant command or ransomware.
Raid can be redundancy, backup is when the data is offsite(be it cloud or drive offsite) to prevent situations like fires or floods from destroying your data. If all your data is in the same place, its still not safe