[filmscanners] RE: keeping the 16bit scans

["Robert Meier" <filmscanner@meierlim.com>]

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>From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
>[mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Frank Paris
>
>> I am not sure I follow you hear. In my post I said I wouldn't
>> use mirrored HDs. Why? Because of viruses, unnecessary wear,
>> incompatible RAID controlers if it should break, an
>> additional component (RAID controller) that can break, etc.
>
>Well, first of all, if all you have on your mirrored, archiving hard
>drives are images, viruses are not an issue. Second, who cares about the
>wear? Third, don't mirror with RAID. Use simple drag and drop.

But I virus can destroy the index file on a HD or even worse start
overwritting the data with trash data. So viruses are still an issue. Wear
reduces the live time of the HD and increases the chances of losing data. So
why have the HD spinning all the time and expose it to other risk if you can
simply just unplug it and spare it from all that? Well, as I said a couple
of times before (and now for the third time) I do not suggest mirroring with
RAID for archiving!!

Robert

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