Re: [wlug] Backups are your friend.

I'd also like to ask the LUG about pendrives. I back up primarily to a 1 GB Legend USB pendrive, which is convenient for obvious reasons. Does anyone have any horror stories about pendrives dying? I also back up to a laptop on my network (maybe I'm a bit paranoid), but I like being able to take my backup with me wherever I go. You know, in case I come home and find the house on fire...

Principle thing I've heard about pen drives is the data getting corrupted but this is at the time of writing to them not later so as long as you check the data is OK it should be fine - I recommend removing and then testing on another computer for critical data.