From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!kalagher@mitre.arpa Newsgroups: net.micro Title: backing up hard disks Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.441 Posted: Sat Feb 12 15:29:18 1983 Received: Thu Feb 17 01:41:35 1983 From: Dick KalagherHas anyone had any experience with backing up hard disks on micros? Specifically, has anyone tried the CORVUS mirror or otherwise used a video tape recorder to back up the disks? Can a second hard disk be used to back up the first disk? What about reliability in general of the hard disks? If I have a problem a problem is it likely to kill the whole disk or can one easily recover? I am thinking of an IBM-PC with a 20 Mb CORVUS disk. Thanks in advance for any help or sharing of experiences. Dick Kalagher