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All portable hdds die quickly, no fans and they're moved a lot. My photos are a) still on my sd card until it's full, b) on my raidz1 and raidz2 drives on my n

by mavhc 10y ago

All portable hdds die quickly, no fans and they're moved a lot. My photos are a) still on my sd card until it's full, b) on my raidz1 and raidz2 drives on my nas, c) backed up to flickr, free 1TB storage using https://github.com/richq/folders2flickr https://github.com/richq/folders2flickr Having only 1 copy of something that's easy to perfectly replicate is very silly.

coralreef 10y ago
"easy"
tqkxzugoaupvwqr 10y ago
What do you mean by “moved a lot”? I assumed the HDD heads are moved to a parking position when the disk is turned off to not accidentally slam into the disks. Portable means the storage has a compact form factor and a case so you can carry it around (turned off). I have never seen anyone actually use a portable disk while moving. Everyone puts them on their desk next to the laptop. The only thing I can imagine is working on a train.
- j3097736 10y ago
  Even the 2.5" ones inside laptops that are basically desktop replacements and run cool enough seem to fail a lot compared to their 3.5" brothers. Good thing SSDs exist now.
- mavhc 10y ago
  Accidentally knocked, or dragged by the cable because the laptop was moved a bit.