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<blockquote data-quote="Eduard" data-source="post: 63573" data-attributes="member: 986">I can see your argument, but it is all about risk. The risk of both drives failing at the same time (short of phsyical damage) are pretty low.Having drives that sit causes another issue - the bearings can freeze. So basically, you're damned if you do or damned if you don't.I'm a certified Continuity and Recovery consultant and deal with this all day. The key is multiple copies on different media stored with some measure of physical distance. RAID reduces the recovery times of work in process but does not address proximity. Each situation requires a judgment call of the cost of the work in process and the appropirate protection. As a working pro photographer, my guess is that Helene might have pretty high data protection requirements.And unless you want me to pull the little remaining hair out, let's not even discuss corruption. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eduard, post: 63573, member: 986"] I can see your argument, but it is all about risk. The risk of both drives failing at the same time (short of phsyical damage) are pretty low. Having drives that sit causes another issue - the bearings can freeze. So basically, you're damned if you do or damned if you don't. I'm a certified Continuity and Recovery consultant and deal with this all day. The key is multiple copies on different media stored with some measure of physical distance. RAID reduces the recovery times of work in process but does not address proximity. Each situation requires a judgment call of the cost of the work in process and the appropirate protection. As a working pro photographer, my guess is that Helene might have pretty high data protection requirements. And unless you want me to pull the little remaining hair out, let's not even discuss corruption. ;) [/QUOTE]

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