My school was on a higher ground than the house. I always found it easier to come back from school than going to it. Probably because I had no lunch anymore to carry.
I repeat, use a RAID array. As they say, it’s not a question of will the disk crash, but when will it crash. Nothing is eternal, well except taxes. Also, have spare disks the same series somewhere.
Yes, but it can be lonely at the bottom.