I bought a safe. wtf do I need a safe for?

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Depends on the type of safe. There are safes that protect primarily against theft, and those, that are better against fire. Use the latter to store your documents. Or your backups.

    • KittenBiscuits@lemmy.today
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      9 days ago

      Make sure the ones that protect against fire also protect against water. The 2 features are not always guaranteed to come together.

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        8 days ago

        All while the threats come together when the firefighters drown your house, indeed. Watertight sillicon bags for harddrives come to your rescue.

      • treadful@lemmy.zip
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        9 days ago

        That’s something to keep in mind but I think that’s changing a bit. Lots of commercial grade safes now say they’re good for electronics.

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        8 days ago

        Even that isn’t guaranteed. House fires can get hot enough to burn the paper inside a safe even if the safe itself is “fine”.