Freelance backups - possibly with lots of code / source images, etc.?
The biggest hurdle I have in developing an effective backup strategy is the ability to do some kind of external backup. Unfortunately this may only be due to the data being downloaded to the original source, but my internet cable has a download speed that prohibits this.
Has anyone managed to make remote backups of large source libraries?
This only applies to home users, not a workplace where budgets can open doors.
EDIT: I am using Windows Vista (so the nix solutions are not up to date).
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I don't think the download speed of your connections will be as fickle as you might think. Just make sure you are looking for a solution where your changes can be posted as different. Even if your initial sync takes several days, daily changes are likely to be more manageable.
Knowing a few more details about how much data you are talking about and how slower your connection is, I think this will allow the community to make more specific suggestions.
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Services like Mozy allow large amounts of data to be backed up off-site.
They load slowly in the background and it can take a while to get the initial synchronization with the servers depending on the speed and amount of data, but after that they use effective differences to synchronize the stored data.
The pricing policy is also very convenient for living.
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I think you need to define a backup and what is acceptable to you.
At my house I have a hot backup of our repos where I poll svn once an hour through the VPN and it removes any checks. it's easy to catch any checks that won't be logged every 24 hours through a normal backup. I also send a full backup every 2 days through the pipe to be outside of the normal 3-level backup we do in the office. our current zip repository is 2 GB compressed at maximum compression. It takes 34 hours at 12 fps and 17 hours at 24 fps, you didn't specify your connection speed, so it's hard to judge how much of this is possible.
If not practical, you may want to invest in a pair of 2.5 '' USB drives and load / swap them off-site in a bank safe. It was my responsibility, but I lacked the discipline to do this consistently every week to provide some safety net. In the end, it just was easier to upload the data to an ftp site in my house.
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