[dba-Tech] external hard drive

[Gary Kjos]

I used it to copy things from the spinning hard drive to SSD when I
first switched over a number of years ago.  Used it for backups (not
often enough - ha ha).  Copying things from old systems to new,
rescuing data from otherwise crashed computers that wouldn't boot.
They really are a valuable tool.  And regular "internal" hard drives
are really quite cheap and you can rotate and have multiple generation
backups etc.

On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 9:08 AM Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That is a nice setup. No, I hadn't considered it. Thanks for suggesting it.
>
> Susan H.
>
>
> Do you need it to be portable?  If not, I might suggest you look into a
> drive dock and an internal hard drive that you cloud plug into that docking
> station.  You can get dual disk docking stations that connect to your PC via
> USB for under $40.  Then you can put in any standard ATA hard drive -
> spinning or SSD and you can copy from one drive to another. I've used these
> to copy files off otherwise crashed systems onto new computers as well.
>
> Here is one on Amazon
>
> https://tinyurl.com/manh9fvy
>
> You would also need to buy a hard drive separately of course.
>
> On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 7:26 AM Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> >
> >
> > My Seagate external drive has developed a short in the wiring and it's
> > difficult to get the files, which is okay - there's little there
> > that's important for all time - mostly work files that I needed to keep
> for a bit.
> > I bought a new one, My Passport, and within a few days it was toast. I
> > received a prompt to format the drive. A little research shows this
> > happens with this brand. So, I'm going to return it, but now I'm
> > wondering what I can trust. Would anyone like to recommend a brand?
> >
> >
> >
> > Susan H.
> >
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