Miles O'Neal
CAD Systems Engineer
Cirrus Logic | cirrus.com | 1.512.851.4659
[log in to unmask]" type="cite">Agreed. I often backup crucial data locally; that's the first line of defense for data corruption or a failed drive. I then back that up elsewhere (depending on the data, this may involve disk, tape. and/or something else). In the case of SVN, databases, and a variety of other apps you need to dump the data somewhere first, anyway. The local backup disk is used for this as well, and again I backup elsewhere from that.On 24/08/15 15:17, John Rowe wrote:1) I have to have my backup sata drives removed to boot. SL7 tries to mount them as my 9750-4I raid controller and freezes up. After booting up I can insert the eSata drive(s). And do you think I would remember? In other words. I have top boot up twice.I would strongly suggest that a "backup" drive permanently connected to the computer is not a backup at all. In no particular order it leaves you vulnerable to: Accidental deletion Malicious deletion/encryption Fire Theft I know that sometimes this is much easier to point out than to fix (I sense the word "cloud" appearing..)Okay, I'll bite ... you said "cloud" ;-) I don't necessarily see it as a problem that a backup-drive is connected 24/7. It is a problem though if it is your primary and only backup. I have a local backup-drive online 24/7 where all my backups go, from several servers. But I also have a CrashPlan subscription where I keep a remote offsite backup, synced several times during the day. And CrashPlan have a point-in-time restore service as well. So all the issues you list are actually covered. Just my 2 cents.