[FX.php List] [Off] Not a valid path - for scheduled backups

[Bob Patin]

I don't know; I'm just repeating what I heard at Devcon.

If I remember correctly, their argument was that an external drive  
could be detached by accident. I'm not saying I agree with this (I  
certainly don't), but that's what I seem to recall.

I do a lot of digital recording, as does almost every recording studio  
here in Nashville, and we all use external drives for recording.  
Digital recording requires a fast, stable connection, yet it doesn't  
seem to be an issue here at all. I'm at a loss to explain why FMI has  
decreed that external drives are not to be used for backup devices.

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On Nov 20, 2007, at 6:13 PM, Troy Meyers wrote:

> Bob,
>
> I heard that network drives weren't supposed to be, but why on earth  
> would an external drive not be supported? That seems ludicrous. You  
> don't want the backup in a machine that burns up....
>
> -Troy
>
>
>> I thought that FMI had stated that an external drive was not
>> *supposed* to work as a backup location?
>>
>> This was discussed at Devcon, and I seem to recall hearing that it's
>> not a scheme that FMI says should be used, and isn't supported.
>>
>> Someone correct me if I'm wrong here... ?
>
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