I am using a Flash drive for backup ... Is my data at risk ?
by hifi100 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5CH35)
I don't need to backup large amounts of data.
Presently I am using a Sandisk 32GB flash drive. In terms of storage space its more than enough. I use Grsync to run incremental backups.
Some 5 years back I had purchased a WD MyPassport 500GB external HDD. It went bad after just 2 years. Since then I have always avoided purchasing external spinning disks.
External SSDs are not within my budget atm.
I just need to know one thing. In your opinion is using the 32GB Sandisk USB flash drive for data backup a good idea in the long run?
The most important data in my case is my KeePassXC database.
I back it up both on the Sandisk & MEGAsync.
Presently I am using a Sandisk 32GB flash drive. In terms of storage space its more than enough. I use Grsync to run incremental backups.
Some 5 years back I had purchased a WD MyPassport 500GB external HDD. It went bad after just 2 years. Since then I have always avoided purchasing external spinning disks.
External SSDs are not within my budget atm.
I just need to know one thing. In your opinion is using the 32GB Sandisk USB flash drive for data backup a good idea in the long run?
The most important data in my case is my KeePassXC database.
I back it up both on the Sandisk & MEGAsync.