three1ne wrote:Just found my answer. Surprising what a Google search can help with. There are a lot of variations of this Thinkpad, Gurt. What's your exact model? Or what would you recommend. I assume it is Lenovo.
ioSafe, they aren't cheap though.Unlikely wrote:Can anyone recommend a robust, ideally fire-proof USB drive to use to backup critical files from laptops/phones etc?
Dinostar77 wrote:ioSafe, they aren't cheap though.Unlikely wrote:Can anyone recommend a robust, ideally fire-proof USB drive to use to backup critical files from laptops/phones etc?
AJ wrote:Plenty of places you can take it to get the data off if it's still on the platters. Dunno if heat affects magnetised things or not.
Yossarian wrote:I’d be amazed if a fireproof box actually protected your data in the event of a fire. Enough heat for long enough will surely melt the copper in the circuitry. I’m not even sure that a fireproof drive would survive a full on house fire.
WorKid wrote:I store my important data offsite, on a hard drive in my drawer at work. Now I realise that won't help here. But multiple physical backups at different sites is always my preferred solution.
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