This is an awesome thread! It may be scary to some readers who aren't technically inclined. To those readers, I suggest you ask questions until you understand. Because this is the real stuff!!! (I'm a computer geek by vocation and avocation.)
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Originally Posted by Kn1nJa
It may not be the best option, but burning your images to a CD or DVD is a good way to make a backup. They last a long time and can save your rear in the event of a system crash. The only downside is the risk of scratching the data layer (the label side .... the shiny side is actually looking through the tough plastic to the data layer. If you get a scratch that you can see light through, the disc is essentially ruined).
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I rely heavily on CD or DVD backup. And I've been burned. And it's not only scratched data surfaces. Some physical CDs or DVDs are garbage and will fail after, say, two years of storage. Others will keep going strong for ten (so far) years. To some degree you "get what you pay for" but not always. So if you're relying on CD/DVD backup, do a survival check on your disks every year or so.
Better yet is to have an additional backup of your important stuff.