Author: Tony Whitmore Date: To: lug, Hampshire LUG Discussion List CC: Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Big home backups
On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 12:01:22 GMT, <lug@???> wrote:
> I presume (showing my ignorance) that I could create an encrypted FS on
> the USB HDD but I've no experience here.
>
> Am I on the right lines or are there better / simpler solutions? Being a
> home user, I obviously favour the one-off USB HDD to the monthly contract
> of an online backup.
Yes, I'd suggest a USB or Firewire HDD with an encrypted filesystem. That's
pretty common these days. HDDs with 500GB+ unformatted capacity are easy
enough to come across.
