Re: Repository backups

> I'd like to build a modest safety net for my various git repositories
> in case of catastrophic failure. Currently, everything is backed up on
> machines in the same building. I'm not expecting the Computer Science
> building to get hit by terrorists and we're in a seismically stable
> place, but there *is* construction nearby...
> 
> Anyway, my university offers a "mass storage" tape-based service that
> is supposedly very safe. We are encouraged to give them single big
> files for backups.
> 
> The temptation to just make bundles of all branch heads is great but
> probably not what I really want - things like reflogs don't get handed
> off with those, if I understand correctly.
> 
> Is there any argument against just making a tar of a bare clone of the
> repo?