Backups & me

[busterb]

state of mind!
Sometimes I wonder about how my thought process works, if indeed it does. I have 2 computers. 1 I use each day and another I try things on. 5 HDDs for a total of 136 GBs. Out of that much I might be using 30GBs, have 4 GBs of things that can't be replaced. So what do I do? I get a 120 GB & a external usb 2 box for bkups. Guess I can copy from the 80 to new 120, then unplug & save.
Then use the ext. box on the junker, because it only has 4 ide channels. Looks like I waste money. My main puter has RAID capabilty, but have never tried to use it.
Guess what I'm trying to say is, "I don't understand all I think I know about back ups and recovery."

What did Patti say? If it ain't broke, break it so you can fix it? I think that's true, because if your box stays up for a long time you forget how to fix it. Perhaps I'm just nutts.