[Leica] Backup Bargain

[RicCarter]

these docks work fine

put hard drives back in their box and put a couple of them in a tupperware container

ric


> On Sep 28, 2015, at 6:42 PM, Robert Rose <robert.rose at mac.com> wrote:
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> The best deal in backup is a SATA Hard Drive Docking station:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0099TX7O4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0099TX7O4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00>
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> Should be around $25.  This will connect with a USB 3 interface.
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> Then you buy whatever bare 3.5 inch drive you want.  The bare OEM drives are as cheap as you can go.  
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> Rent a safe deposit box at a bank, and put your backups there.  Swap the drives as often as you want.  Fire, flood, and earthquake safe.
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> I love Carbon Copy Cloner (on a Mac) to run the backups.  Every day I get an email telling me that the backup is working.
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> Robert Rose
> robert.rose at mac.com <mailto:robert.rose at mac.com>
> www.robertrose.photos <http://www.robertrose.photos/>
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