[theandrewbailey]

My alternative: buy 2+ external drives and a fire/water proof box. Keep one drive unplugged and in the box when not backing up. Keep other n-1 drives elsewhere and swap with the local occasionally.

I have one at work, and another at my parent's house, more than 100 miles away. In case of a literal blaze and/or high water, even the local drive should be fine. If all drives are gone from a single catastrophe, I figure I (and everyone else) have more serious things to worry about, like what's for dinner.

[driverdan]

Most fireproof boxes are not actually fireproof. In many fires they will just turn into an oven that bakes whatever is inside.

[bluedino]

>> I have one at work, and another at my parent's house, more than 100 miles away.

How often can you swap them?

[theandrewbailey]

As much as I want. I usually swap the work one about every week or two; parent's house is a few months.