Backing up your data

posted by  techgeek (12)  12 months ago (blogs.msdn.com)

I've been engaged in a bunch of discussion about how to keep your personal data safe at home.  I hear a lot of people say they want to build a RAID5 array in a server, and put their family photos on it.

 I can think of many ways to lose my data:

1. Hardware Failure


2. Fire, earthquake, or other natural event


3. Power surge


4. Theft


5. Confiscation by police


6. Virus, Trojan, or other malware


7. Accidentally deleting it

While all of them are potentially real, only #1 & #7 are actually likely to affect my data.&nb