Macworld:
I’m somewhat paranoid about backing up my data files. And by “somewhat paranoid,” I mean “petrified.” If you’re not of a similar mindset, you should be.
Consider what it would mean to lose some irreplaceable photos, for instance. Or the please-let-me-keep-my-job presentation that you’ve been pulling together for months. Or your financial data. Being paranoid in every waking hour isn’t a great way to get through life, but when it comes to backing up your data it’s nearly impossible to go too far.
I’m constantly on people to have, make and verify their backups. As a victim of not having a backup in the past, I know the pain losing important data can cause. I’m doing this for your own good.
“If it’s not backed up, it’s already gone.”
and
“If it’s not verified, it’s not a backup”.
(Also, “RAID is not a backup”.)
Crashplan saved my ass today. You need backup, don’t muck around, just do it.
It’s not a question of IF, but a question of WHEN.
After reading the linked article, I’m still perplexed as to why I would ever need more than my two Time Capsules (in two different locations.)
Although I never lost data (I learned from others experiences), I’m like J.D. in that I’m always on folks to (get a Mac and to) leverage the greatness of the Time Capsule in continuously and effortlessly backing up up their Mac.
I have a Time Machine backup to a Drobo with dual-drive redundancy, I use Carbon Copy Cloner at least once a week to keep a bootable backup, and my home folder is backed up off-site via Crashplan. Hopefully I’m covered.