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<desc>Advice on where to store your backups and what storage device to use.</desc>
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<desc>Advice on where to store your backups and what type of storage device to use.</desc>
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<title>Where to store your backup</title>
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You should store backup copies of your files somewhere separate from your computer (on an external hard disk, for example). An important consideration when choosing the backup medium is capacity. This will depend on how much data you need to back up.
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<title>Where to store your backup</title>
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<p>You should store backup copies of your files somewhere separate from your computer - on an external hard disk, for example. That way, if the computer breaks, the backup will still be intact. For maximum security, you shouldn't keep the backup in the same building as your computer. If there is a fire or theft, both copies of the data could be lost if they are kept together.</p>
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<p>It is important to choose an appropriate <em>backup medium</em> too. You need to store your backups on a device that has sufficient disk capacity for all of the backed-up files.</p>
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<title>Local and remote storage options</title>
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<p>A USB memory key (low capacity)</p>
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<p>An internal disk drive (higher capacity)</p>
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<p>An external USB drive (variable capacity, but can be very high)</p>
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<p>A network drive (high capacity)</p>
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<p>A file/backup server</p>
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<p>Writable CDs or DVDs</p>
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<p>An online backup service like <link href = "http://aws.amazon.com/s3/">Amazon S3</link> or <link href="https://one.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu One</link> (stores your data off-site for a small fee)</p>
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<p>USB memory key (low capacity)</p>
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<p>Internal disk drive (high capacity)</p>
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<p>External hard disk (typically high capacity)</p>
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<p>Network-connected drive (high capacity)</p>
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<p>File/backup server (high capacity)</p>
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<p>Writable CDs or DVDs (low/medium capacity)</p>
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<p>Online backup service like <link href = "http://aws.amazon.com/s3/">Amazon S3</link> or <link href="https://one.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu One</link> (stores your data off-site for a small fee)</p>
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Some of these would allow for a backup of every file on your system, also known as a <em>complete system backup</em>.
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<cite date="2011-04-26" href="mailto:jeremy@bicha.net">Jeremy Bicha</cite>
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<p>We definitely need the backup pages to be written with Ubuntu One in mind.</p>
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<p>Some of these options have sufficient capacity to allow for a backup of every file on your system, also known as a <em>complete system backup</em>.</p>