You should not use the --reduced-redundancy flag if you are using S3 as a backup service. Amazon recommends using reduced redundancy for objects that can be recreated such as thumbnails or reports. The saving is not worth the risk if you are backing up photographs. You save only $0.006/GB/month.
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You should not use the --reduced-redundancy flag if you are using S3 as a backup service. Amazon recommends using reduced redundancy for objects that can be recreated such as thumbnails or reports. The saving is not worth the risk if you are backing up photographs. You save only $0.006/GB/month.