4 Jul
2009
4 Jul
'09
9:21 a.m.
On 4 Jul 2009 at 13:53, Andrew Burton wrote:
I was recently wondering how harddrives and USB memory
sticks would
hold up against an EMP burst (from a very close lightning strike).
Data stored on a CD/DVD wouldn't be effected, but it is far easier to
do backups to tape, a 2nd harddrive or a USB stick than CDs/DVDs. Of
course CDs/DVDs could be damaged by heat.
I do backups to USB flash routinely and store them in a metal file
box. I worry more far more about damage from fire than from EMP.
Storing a duplicate set of backups off-site is always a good move--I
periodically rotate a set through the safety deposit box at my bank
(offered at no charge to depositors).
--Chuck