Dealing with backups from 2 data hoarders....
by Basslord1124 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4W0WD)
So, the upgrade of my new Debian file server is coming to a close...and I have begun the data transfer process. During this process I figured it would be a good idea to try and organize some of the files so at least there is some sort of structure to it AND to go through some of the files so can I keep what's important and remove what's not.
I am dealing basically with my data AND my wife's data going back the last 10 years or so. I am finding that we are both quite the data hoarders...or at least we both went through the phase where we downloaded everything in sight...music, books, movies, etc. Also with me being in IT, having multiple computers, and not having a RAID system in place (still don't BUT plan to after our tax season), I have backups and copies of files everywhere. And I'm sure there are backups to user computers that I have worked on over the years! :eek: So it's pretty overwhelming.
Early next year (March-April) I will be purchasing at least two 3-6TB hard drives to use for file storage in a RAID mirror. While I am ok on space for now, at least with that setup I won't have to worry about space for a while.
So anyways, that's my current situation. About to get back to sifting through files/folders again and move things around and/or delete stuff. Anybody else go through years and years worth of data to try and organize it? Any tips you want to share? Words of encouragement? :)
I am dealing basically with my data AND my wife's data going back the last 10 years or so. I am finding that we are both quite the data hoarders...or at least we both went through the phase where we downloaded everything in sight...music, books, movies, etc. Also with me being in IT, having multiple computers, and not having a RAID system in place (still don't BUT plan to after our tax season), I have backups and copies of files everywhere. And I'm sure there are backups to user computers that I have worked on over the years! :eek: So it's pretty overwhelming.
Early next year (March-April) I will be purchasing at least two 3-6TB hard drives to use for file storage in a RAID mirror. While I am ok on space for now, at least with that setup I won't have to worry about space for a while.
So anyways, that's my current situation. About to get back to sifting through files/folders again and move things around and/or delete stuff. Anybody else go through years and years worth of data to try and organize it? Any tips you want to share? Words of encouragement? :)