From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   micky  wrote:   
   > OT  I'm going out of town for 3 months, and I'm 1) making an image of my   
   > SDD  before I go, and 2) separately backing up all my data except maybe   
   > the stuff in the User folder, on two diffeent drives.   
   >   
   > Should I take drive 2, my 2.5 inch spinner data backup drive, with me?   
   > I'm afraid I'll lose it, because of the airline or somewhere else, and   
   > I'll have nothing.   In the past it never even occurred to me to take   
   > it.   
      
     As it's *backup* (not archival storage), losing it should not be a   
   problem, except of course that others might/will get hold of your   
   personal data.   
      
     If you only have carry-on luggage, I would put the disk in a pouch   
   which you can't lose (except at the security check :-(). (We normally   
   have the disk in a suitcase in the hold and the laptop in my carry-on   
   backpack.)   
      
     As to the risk of losing both the laptop and the disk: Proper backup   
   means you will have at least two backup copies. So leave one of those   
   copies at home or another safe place.   
      
     FYI, I have at least four backup copies: On NAS, on an on-site disk,   
   on an off-site disk and on my travel disk.   
      
     BTW, I don't understand your comment "backing up all my data except   
   maybe the stuff in the User folder"! Why wouldn't you backup your \Users   
   folder?   
      
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