# Skunk? Did you do this? ver. IT Blunder

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**Created:** [March 20, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skunk-did-you-do-this-ver-it-blunder/26147 "2007-03-20T07:59:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/skunk-did-you-do-this-ver-it-blunder/26147/19 "2007-03-20T12:53:16Z")

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RAID is NOT a back up method.

RAID protects from hardware failure and can also increase read/write speed.

If you format your Raid 1 setup(Mirroring)…your data is gone from both drives.

RAID setups save you(depending on what level of RAID your running) when a hard drive physical dies.

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