[Discuss] On Backups

[dbarrett at blazemonger.com (Daniel Barrett)]

On September 17, 2024, Rich Pieri wrote:
>[SSD] Drive A has a ReaR backup of machine A and restic backups of
>important files from machine B; drive B has a ReaR backup of machine
>B and restic backups of important files from machine A. This should
>provide safety in the unlikely case that I lose a computer and either
>of the backup devices.

Thanks for sharing your setup, Rich. I'm curious: how protected are
you if machine A's disk dies in the middle of a ReaR backup,
potentially corrupting the backup? How would you recover?

Also, what's your recommended backup schedule onto drives A&B?

Thanks,
Dan