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Title: Backups in case of disaster Post by: HELP.org on April 11, 2013, 01:05:20 AM ..
Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: braindead on April 11, 2013, 01:08:45 AM yeaahh thatīs why u should backup your wallet on a pen drive ;)
Also donīt forgett to encrypt it Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: braindead on April 11, 2013, 01:31:26 AM U should hide it in a secret place and at least one person of your trust (Mother, brother, etc) should know the place and the pass U dont need to tell everything .. just tell " if something happens to me u have to do this and this" Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: vipah on April 11, 2013, 02:03:59 AM wallet.dat on a flash drive or two even. Store them at the inlaws or bank.
Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: itzzzAlice on April 11, 2013, 03:14:15 AM As soon as I get some funds, I'm gonna purchase another USB drive and another micro SD card/SD card. I want to have at least 4 back ups for my main wallet and 5 for my offline wallet. I always keep an SD card on my wallet in my purse anyways just to be safe.
Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: bonez565 on April 11, 2013, 05:48:03 PM I have local backups in a raid 1, and then my entire computer is backed up (with encryption) off site using backblaze.
Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: Derechef on April 11, 2013, 08:08:46 PM Interesting topic.
Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: sauna on April 11, 2013, 08:28:47 PM No matter what you do, if you are storing all the keys at one location you're going to get in trouble.
A simple way would be to get a deposit box at a bank and write the key on a piece of paper using a simple cipher. That way the deposit box or you will still have the key (depending on where disaster strikes) Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: AlexanderB on April 11, 2013, 08:36:40 PM Interesting topic indeed. I've so far mined 1/40th of a bitcoin (I just started), but I'll be backupping to various USB sticks too.. :)
Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: GeneM on April 11, 2013, 08:42:13 PM what if there is a global thermo-nuclear war and all life is extinguished and all electronic media is wiped clean .....oh, I might be taking it too far..sorry, ignore me ;-)
Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: Luno on April 11, 2013, 08:44:33 PM Flash drives are not permanent as in decades! Background radiation and static electricity corrupt data as each bit is stored as a capacitive charge that isn't error checked when the drive is unpowered.
I also like the irony in the suggestion of storing your Bitcoins in a bank out of reach of international banking. multiple types of media is the way to go, the keys can be engraved on a piece of soft copper, they are the only piece essential to future access to your coins. Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: Gabi on April 12, 2013, 03:53:36 PM I have multiple backups on various email/storage services. Encrypted with a looong password.
Even if i lose what i have at home, i can still download my wallet from there Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: Mike Christ on April 12, 2013, 06:39:34 PM Don't worry; I engraved my private key on a piece of rice and swallowed it, so I always know I have it with me.
Now, if I could only find it... Title: Re: Backups in case of disaster Post by: zensunset on April 12, 2013, 06:51:39 PM I am looking into this. It's a good idea to have multiple copies.
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