On Sun, Aug 09, 2020 at 03:33:19PM -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Simon Hobson (linux@???):
>
> > I have a suggestion ...
> > Create a small partition in NTFS or Fat, and put some files on there
> > saying what else is on the drive - and some hints on how to access it.
>
> Well, and (assuming this drive is in an external case) attach ruggedly
> to the case a prominent note explaining what the drive contains and
> what file within, in which one can find further details.
>
> I've gone through variants of this problem, and you as a planner need to
> ensure that anyone casually looking at the object can grasp the essence
> of the problem within a few seconds of glancing, and motivate him/her to
> get the object to an appropriate person.
>
> Usually prominent in such plans is a sealed envelope, entrusted to
> someone believed reliable, that says 'Open in the event of $PERSON'S
> death or incapacitation.'
>
> On reflection, maybe further measures are in order, like two or three
> other people having similar sealed envelopes that, when open, reveal
> only a note in red lettering saying 'Tell $BELIEVED_RELIABLE_PERSON to
> open his damned envelope already.'
Or several such sealed envelopes, each with full instructions about the
disk drive, each in costody of a different trusted person living at a
different place. In case one of the envelopes is mislaid or destroyed
in a house fire.
Maybe even a few off-site backups as well.
-- hendrik
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