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Old 12-03-2010, 11:54 AM  
xenigo
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Originally Posted by DirtyDanza View Post
I had 3tb worth of drives with all my "tape content" on it... some idiot hit the transformer in my neighbor hood ... I had surge protector after surgeprotector and a apc backup.. still fried the drives... I now have 3 drives that are nothing but paperweights.....


I know it could be rare.... but it could still happen.... I just worry about that shit....
Oh, I forgot to mention I unplug all my backup drives after I complete a backup. They're all externals.

But that's incredibly shitty. Go buy a couple 2tb external drives and you'll be good to go.
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