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h1. Backing up
h2. Why back up your data ?
* Hard disks die
* Portable devices can be lost or broken
* Disasters happen
h2. How to back up data
The core principle is that backup copies of data should be stored in a different location to the main copy.
If you delete your local copy of the data then the primary copy will be the original backup... is that copy backed up anywhere ?
Suitable locations for backups are:
* A firesafe
* A network copy
** An network drive e.g. provided by the institution
** Internet storage (in the cloud)
** A data repository - this could be a public thematic / institutional repository for publishing completed research datasets, or an internal repository for archiving datasets during research
* A portable device / portable media which you keep somewhere other than under your desk
h2. Why back up your data ?
* Hard disks die
* Portable devices can be lost or broken
* Disasters happen
h2. How to back up data
The core principle is that backup copies of data should be stored in a different location to the main copy.
If you delete your local copy of the data then the primary copy will be the original backup... is that copy backed up anywhere ?
Suitable locations for backups are:
* A firesafe
* A network copy
** An network drive e.g. provided by the institution
** Internet storage (in the cloud)
** A data repository - this could be a public thematic / institutional repository for publishing completed research datasets, or an internal repository for archiving datasets during research
* A portable device / portable media which you keep somewhere other than under your desk