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It's not about losing the drive: hard drives break all the time. Externally cased ones especially as they are subject to many more shocks on average. Drives tha
by hemancuso 14y ago
It's not about losing the drive: hard drives break all the time. Externally cased ones especially as they are subject to many more shocks on average. Drives that haven't been spun up in a long time are even more likely to fail upon spinup.
- danso 14y agoThis is a good point. I was thinking that a drive rarely turned on would last longer than the usual 2-3 years...but it's a bit of a worry if you don't know if it'll turn on at all after 5 years.
- luser001 14y agoI have an old Lacie Rugged 160 GB external drive that's 4.5 years old, and rarely used. It had a 1 year warranty. It's still working. I don't rely on it totally these days, though.