What types of hard drives are the most reliable?
I was looking at portable and expansion hard drives... are expansion hard drives more stable/reliable than portable ones? Is there a type of hard drive that is the least likeliest to ever crash?
Jul 10th, 2013 8:47 pm
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Jul 10th, 2013 9:05 pm
A bit off topic... would you happen to know the most reliable/affordable cloud storage?Scycotic wrote: ↑Not really. Hard Driver have moving parts, so they are prone to failure. There's only so much you can do. External hard drives like portable ones or desktop ones are even more prone because they are moved around, so chance of physical impact is greater. Some also say that some brands are more reliable, but opinions on which brand is better vary vastly.
Generally, almost all external drives are just regular SATA hard drives (3.5 or 2.5 inch) inside an enclosure, so if the enclosure fails you can take it out and switch the enclosure. However certain Western Digital ones have soldered on USB connectors so that's not possible. However those drives might also be more reliable.
So essentially, anything important should always be backed up, and just be careful with your drives and hope for the best...
Jul 10th, 2013 9:08 pm
Jul 10th, 2013 9:36 pm
I have always fancied backblaze for online storage and they seem decently priced. 50$ a year for unlimited storage
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Jul 11th, 2013 3:06 pm
i agree. don't plan on using it like a small usb flash drive that can take a lot of damage if the right brand. use the external hard drive with care and it should last ok but if your planning on moving it a lot i would consider a different back up.Scycotic wrote: ↑Not really. Hard Driver have moving parts, so they are prone to failure. There's only so much you can do. External hard drives like portable ones or desktop ones are even more prone because they are moved around, so chance of physical impact is greater. Some also say that some brands are more reliable, but opinions on which brand is better vary vastly.
Generally, almost all external drives are just regular SATA hard drives (3.5 or 2.5 inch) inside an enclosure, so if the enclosure fails you can take it out and switch the enclosure. However certain Western Digital ones have soldered on USB connectors so that's not possible. However those drives might also be more reliable.
So essentially, anything important should always be backed up, and just be careful with your drives and hope for the best...
Jul 11th, 2013 4:25 pm
Jul 12th, 2013 12:06 am
I think that's a better idea. I'll probably just use my Hostgator hosting account to backup my files.shopper_of_things wrote: ↑Make your own "cloud" backup by setting up backups between your relatives' houses. Needs some tech savvy but you just basically setup some sort of VPN between the 2 locations and backup using a nice tool (like rsync) that minimizes bandwidth.
If you're less tech savvy, you can use CrashPlan (http://www.crashplan.com/). You install the software on the 2 sites and it takes care of the connection and backup.
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Jul 12th, 2013 3:03 pm
Not very practical unless you have a high upload speed at the source. Although if you're within travel distance, you could sneakernet the first set of files and just sync the changes.shopper_of_things wrote: ↑Make your own "cloud" backup by setting up backups between your relatives' houses. Needs some tech savvy but you just basically setup some sort of VPN between the 2 locations and backup using a nice tool (like rsync) that minimizes bandwidth.
You haven't read the terms and conditions have you?
Jul 12th, 2013 6:53 pm
Google did not release which brand were more reliable but they did conform that some brands were indeed more reliable. The study only released the conditions in which hard drives survive best or fail most. The most insightful observation was that hard drive don't die because of heat, though excessive heat will kill the drive over a period of time. Hard drives are designed for hot environments. Its the excessive cooling that kills the hard drive more often than the heat.