as above
the brand followed by no of years in (bracket) means use for how long before the HD died.
the brand followed by no of years in (bracket) means use for how long before the HD died.
hwchoy said:don't leave the destiny of your data to statistical probability, use RAID or shadow folders.
Dennis said:Support the idea :thumbsup: . Raid is the way to go especially if data gets huge and unmanageable. After fiddling with external storage, internal HD, backup etc I finally get a raid system and now have no worries of data backups and HD problem.
dennislim said:the problem is u got to use 2 identical hd ...
if 1 failes there is another one to save u ... but if u are making raid again u got to find another identical hd if not ... buy 2 new ones ...
dennislim said:the problem is u got to use 2 identical hd ...
if 1 failes there is another one to save u ... but if u are making raid again u got to find another identical hd if not ... buy 2 new ones ...
Dennis said:I use raid 5 so unless I get 2 HD failing at the same time it is OK for me.
Also I can upgrade to a higher capacity for the failed HD and get it to level it back so no problem even if it is a different capacity as long as it is a bigger capacity.
Of cause if controller have problem than it is a different story.
dennislim said:hmmm but what i know is its not recommended to use 2 different hd of different model and capacity
hwchoy said:actually for the moment I am using shadowed folder. meaning on an occasional basis the primary folder is replicated to a secondary. this way requires your diligence, but protects you from your own stupidity which RAID cannot do (i.e. deleting files that you actually wanted).
Microsoft has a nifty tool call SyncToy and it does a very good job of replicating folder without having to copy everything everytime.
hwchoy said:do a search for PowerToy SyncToy. It is written by Microsoft engineers for their own use, hence you can be sure it is small and bug-free, and free