I now know (1) what a head crash looks like and (2) my backup regime worked.

[pyRRhic]

I recently lost a hard drive and was able to recover all but the last ten minutes of activity. It was my data drive which was on a continuous backup regime (with a weekly off-site copy). We are too far along a copper wire to use any cloud solution.

Nevertheless, it was still a frustrating job to get back on air - with a few $%^%^$$# for measure.

Pulled the hard drive apart and had a closer look at what happened ... and, as a consolation prize, scored 2 rare-earth magnets.

pyRRhic

[over a 10cent piece]

[ameerat42]

That's a real "heads up"

[tandeejay]

Any form.of RAID storage will protect against a drive failure without the need to restore data (except RAID 0 which has zero redundancy) I have RAID 1 on my home computer (mirroring) as an insurance policy.

[landyvlad]

and what does one do with rare-earth magnets?

[Kym]

and what does one do with rare-earth magnets?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare-earth_magnet

They make nice toys, very strong, sometimes handy for DIY projects

[pyRRhic]

and what does one do with rare-earth magnets?

Also, drag a screw driver across a magnet 10 or so times and the driver becomes magnetized - very handy to hold screws to the head - particularly for small screws and/or tight places.

[ameerat42]

and what does one do with rare-earth magnets?

Also, drag a screw driver across a magnet 10 or so times and the driver becomes magnetized - very handy to hold screws to the head - particularly for small screws and/or tight places.

Also, catch your finger unawares between two of them and they're really good for a blood blister and a LOUD SQUEAL of UCH!
(And speaking in tongues!)