Which Medium to use for Backups

[blub]

I want to Backup a few "hot wallets" from my pc, which medium would be the medium of choice?

-Extra hdd looks a bit expensive.
-DVD seems to be inferior to CD in terms durability
-CDs seem to bee the medium of choice, _but_ it is hard to spot a good one, even well known brands produce crappy ones.
- SD cards???


btw, my cold storage is etched in a electronic circuit board, virtually indestructably, but infeasable for used wallets

[ekiro]

I want to Backup a few "hot wallets" from my pc, which medium would be the medium of choice?

-Extra hdd looks a bit expensive.
-DVD seems to be inferior to CD in terms durability
-CDs seem to bee the medium of choice, _but_ it is hard to spot a good one, even well known brands produce crappy ones.
- SD cards???


btw, my cold storage is etched in a electronic circuit board, virtually indestructably, but infeasable for used wallets

Make sure wherever you store your BTC that it's immune to EMP attacks. 

[stromma44]

Encrypt it well and place on the online file hosting servers like email attachment as well 

[exogan]

Wallets encrypted, multiple USB sticks, I encrypt the USB sticks too as a standard procedure.

[naphto]

You can use some online cloud system (encrypted data ofc), like dropbox...

[manoamano]

USB stick? They are really cheap.

Yes, and you can use 2 of them or 3.
And you can put them whenever you want.

[rampalija]

Ssd

[favdesu]

USB and online cloud.

Encrypt it well and place on the online file hosting servers like email attachment as well 

and someone hacks it = bye bye money.
No.
Make multiple backups, a few CDs and USB or two, maybe try a paper wallet too.

someone steals the usb or even worse the unencrytped paper and bye bye money. seriously, it's nearly impossible to crack an encrypted wallet, when done right.

[Klubknuckle]

Email is good. Just make sure to rename the backup file.

[Lethn]

USB stick? They are really cheap.

+1 for USB, they're excellent and you can even get Windows 7 put on them if your fed up with using slow ass CD's for installation, I also find they're far more solidly made than other storage options. External hard drives do seem like a good idea though to me if you're willing to pay the price.

Edit: I just looked up USBs now and I'm amazed at how far they've progressed, 32GB on a tiny stick like that for only £15 or so? That's a fucking steal, you'd probably have to do some research to find out which ones are fastest though.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/iBoutique%C2%AE-Hi-Speed-Elite-Flash-Drive/dp/B0052ULREQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1382954530&sr=8-2&keywords=USB

[pgbit]

USB stick? They are really cheap.

+1 for USB, they're excellent and you can even get Windows 7 put on them if your fed up with using slow ass CD's for installation, I also find they're far more solidly made than other storage options. External hard drives do seem like a good idea though to me if you're willing to pay the price.

Edit: I just looked up USBs now and I'm amazed at how far they've progressed, 32GB on a tiny stick like that for only £15 or so? That's a fucking steal, you'd probably have to do some research to find out which ones are fastest though.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/iBoutique%C2%AE-Hi-Speed-Elite-Flash-Drive/dp/B0052ULREQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1382954530&sr=8-2&keywords=USB

This one might be one of the fastest, and durable - but its not cheap:
DTHXP30/512GB Kingston DataTraveler HyperX Predator (512GB) USB 3.0 Flash Drive
- over 500 uk pounds on ebay...
- any1 recommend a really solid USB drive?

[favdesu]

I use http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Flash-Drive-SDCZ80-016G-X46/dp/B007YXA5S8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382955598&sr=8-1&keywords=sandisk+usb+3.0

USB 3.0, sandisk and cheap.

[rampalija]

papper wallet in the SAFE under 16 digits lock !

[Klubknuckle]

USB stick? They are really cheap.

Not a fan of usb after losing tons of file due to usb failure.

[YOKU]

A small SSD disk, its just like a USB stick with a longer self life and more durable.