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dballance

(5,756 posts) Tue Jun 18, 2013, 12:49 AM Jun 2013

Anyone know of a "reliable" fire & water-proof safe for media? [View all]

Like most people these days I archive my photos/videos and my docs etc. on DVD (soon to be Blu-Ray).

Is there a fire safe out there that actually works? I checked consumer's reports and just did general google. This one from SentrySafe http://www.amazon.com/SentrySafe-QA0110-Fire-Safe-Waterproof-Storage/dp/B001F7HPMS keeps popping up.

Other background. I've tried the online backups - too slow given my connection speed. Yes, I'm kind of just thinking about stashing my backups at a friend's house in return for doing the same for them. That's off-site storage but a pain to maintain.

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Anyone know of a "reliable" fire & water-proof safe for media? [View all] dballance Jun 2013 OP

Flash drives are cheap. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #1

Have you considered a Fire/Water proof NAS? ChromeFoundry Jun 2013 #2

There is no such thing as fireproof, just fire resistant. ManiacJoe Jun 2013 #3

Of Course, You are Correct. dballance Jun 2013 #4

A safe deposit box is about $50 a year. RILib Jun 2013 #5

Sentry is the best available. I'd recommend this, but there other options. StanGr Aug 2013 #6

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