BackBlaze Drive Statistics
May 7, 2023 12:50:13 #
They're giving us more info now. It looks like 6TB drives are proving more reliable than other sizes.
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q1-2023/?utm_campaign=Blog%20RSS%20-%20Cloud%20Storage&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=257014746&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--IMazuQ8sBUdyktifkKjt-enlVs-crBaRzZ5Di9Jq6_LNRr7tO_3x48pMfJhNBVYqbxfb2iwSBEoeskWQwX0eU5fRJZA&utm_content=257014746&utm_source=hs_email
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q1-2023/?utm_campaign=Blog%20RSS%20-%20Cloud%20Storage&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=257014746&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--IMazuQ8sBUdyktifkKjt-enlVs-crBaRzZ5Di9Jq6_LNRr7tO_3x48pMfJhNBVYqbxfb2iwSBEoeskWQwX0eU5fRJZA&utm_content=257014746&utm_source=hs_email
May 7, 2023 15:43:50 #
RightOnPhotography
Loc: Quebec,QC
I got it, too. Lots of data to digest. You were more patient than me.
May 7, 2023 17:23:15 #
Hmmm.
None of my drives are on the list, or any list.
Oh, wait, they're old...
I imagine some year I'll need new/more drives.
None of my drives are on the list, or any list.
Oh, wait, they're old...
I imagine some year I'll need new/more drives.
May 8, 2023 08:39:24 #
Also the larger drives from Western Digital look pretty good in the lifetime failure rate.
May 8, 2023 08:41:24 #
yssirk123 wrote:
Also the larger drives from Western Digital look pretty good in the lifetime failure rate.
I do like WD drives, especially the Gold, my preferred drive.
May 8, 2023 16:32:14 #
So what is the best setup to use 2 of those recommended by backblaze to backup photos. i wish they tested external drives.
May 10, 2023 18:00:59 #
farwest wrote:
So what is the best setup to use 2 of those recommended by backblaze to backup photos. i wish they tested external drives.
A drive is a drive is a drive. External drives only live in a small outboard housing whose potential failure might be the power supply in the housing. The only real difference is the other potential of dropping or hitting the case which doesn't occur with internal drives.
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May 11, 2023 12:15:05 #
Longshadow wrote:
Hmmm.
None of my drives are on the list, or any list.
Oh, wait, they're old...
I imagine some year I'll need new/more drives.
None of my drives are on the list, or any list.
Oh, wait, they're old...
I imagine some year I'll need new/more drives.
You might as well for all of them to fail and then buy all new ones - and start with all new data!
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