Hard drive or ssd storage?
Nov 16, 2022 09:22:45 #
Dikdik
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada
Longshadow wrote:
More reliable?
I've had one hard drive "fail" in over 25 years. (I don't remember how many computers.)
And that was because I replaced it when the drive monitor software basically said "pending failure", before it physically died.
I've had one hard drive "fail" in over 25 years. (I don't remember how many computers.)
And that was because I replaced it when the drive monitor software basically said "pending failure", before it physically died.
They are more reliable, but when the go out, they're gone. Almost no chance for recovery.
Nov 16, 2022 09:24:16 #
jerryc41 wrote:
"Functional" is always my first objective. "Pretty but useless" is for someone else. 
Nov 16, 2022 09:36:00 #
Nov 16, 2022 11:30:48 #
Longshadow wrote:
Dang auto-corrupt?....
The man who invented autocorrect has died.
His funfair is next monkey.
Nov 16, 2022 11:45:16 #
Mr. SONY
Loc: LI, NY
Basil wrote:
The man who invented autocorrect has died.
His funfair is next monkey.
His funfair is next monkey.
Nov 16, 2022 12:08:39 #
mikee wrote:
I've recently purchased a gaming computer for photo editing. It has a 1 tb ssd for the operating system. My preference is to use an external drive for my data storage and not fill up my internal ssd. I see that one can purchase an 8 tb ssd on ebay new for under $50, or go name brand for half the capacity and $400. Should I get another external hard drive (mechanical) or external ssd? Does brand name matter? Thx.
Odds are your new gaming computer has an nvme ssd on the motherboard. You should be able to add a regular SSD or a regular HDD drive internally. What is the gamer you purchased? My son's I added one of each to his. One SSD for photo and game storage and one regular for everything else
Nov 16, 2022 12:15:18 #
Basil wrote:
The man who invented autocorrect has died.
His funfair is next monkey.
His funfair is next monkey.
Nov 16, 2022 12:20:09 #
Dikdik wrote:
They are more reliable, but when the go out, they're gone. Almost no chance for recovery.
98% vs. 96%?
I've absolutely no problems using hard drives.
("speed" difference neither, not concerning.)
Nov 16, 2022 12:37:03 #
Basil wrote:
The man who invented autocorrect has died.
His funfair is next monkey.
His funfair is next monkey.
Nov 16, 2022 12:45:58 #
Dikdik wrote:
They are more reliable, but when the go out, they're gone. Almost no chance for recovery.
That's why backups are made.
I won't attempt to, or have someone else attempt to, recover a failed hard drive either.
Nov 16, 2022 16:13:57 #
Big Clam
Loc: Near Seattle
Check out www.backblaz.com for information on the lives of hard drives. Brand does matter.
Nov 16, 2022 16:27:08 #
JimGray
Loc: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Longshadow wrote:
That's why backups are made.
I won't attempt to, or have someone else attempt to, recover a failed hard drive either.
I won't attempt to, or have someone else attempt to, recover a failed hard drive either.
I agree that backups are really important. I also would not rely in any way on being able to recover from a failing hard drive. That said, I have had some good luck recovering data from failing hard drives. So, I would say that if you get a warning that a drive is failing don't throw up your hands and refuse to attempt to recover anything. However, if you have a perfect backup of the drive, why bother? In that case, just get a new drive and copy the backup to it. If the drive has fully failed and cannot be read at all, don't bother.
Nov 16, 2022 16:39:31 #
JimGray wrote:
I agree that backups are really important. I also... (show quote)
Yes.
After a couple of weeks of the warning I cloned the drive to a new larger drive.
I swapped them out and the computer took off like nothing happened (and no more warnings).
The key is to replace the drive in a timely fashion, not wait until the computer barfs.
I also have a spare drive that I periodically re-clone the system drive, just in case......
If I install new software, within a week or so I'll re-clone the drive.
Then I always have my data backups, but only cloning the system drive eliminates the need to re-install all the software, including the operating system, without the accumulated custom tweaks for each program.
Nov 16, 2022 17:51:27 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
There are many cheap drives that advertise large capacities that are fake. They, for instance, may have an internal SD card and a circuit to fool your computer into thinking you have a high capacity. STAY AWAY from super cheap drives. Buy a brand name SSD or hard drive instead.
Nov 16, 2022 18:19:15 #
FZ200
Loc: New York
frankraney wrote:
I typed in boot drive, don't know how it changed to visit drive. And absorbs was typed in as another hard drive.
I was among the puzzled. Lemme tellya, if my computer insisted on "correcting" my thoughts, I'd take it on the top of a tall bldg and drop it down! ;-)
Advice: read carefully what are you about to post, Frank.
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