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Old November 19th 18, 01:20 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Tim Watts[_2_]
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On 19/11/18 11:10, Whisky-dave wrote:
On Saturday, 17 November 2018 18:29:38 UTC, Tim Watts wrote:
On 17/11/18 17:11, nospam wrote:
In article , Tim Watts
wrote:

The cheaper way is to copy to a decent make of SD card or external SSD
disk (less chance of mechanical failure) but the downside is you really
need to have a yearly regime of checking all devices are readable and an
X-yearly regime of "copy to new device" - even SSDs fail with age.

using sd cards is *not* cheaper, *not* practical and not reliable. a
bad choice all around.


I disagree on all 3 counts. On what basis do you make your arguments?


I'd make the same statement based on experience , practicalities and looking at the devices.


using an ssd for backup purposes is a waste of money because the speed
advantages are lost. use an ssd for the main drive and spinners for
backup purposes.


You missed the point - spinners are mechanical.


So.

They are prone to damage
due to shock (handling and dropping) and if used for offline archival
purposes, run the risk of seizing if left unpowered for long periods
(years).


So, it is possible to eliminate these problems to some.

1/ DO NOT practice juggerling with hard drives, stick to balls and those items designed for that purpose.
2/ Like cars if you want them to last a lifetime then routine checks are requred leave a tank of gas in your car for 10+ years and it's unlikely to start.


Why add to your risk? I'm recognising the real world - people do
bang/drop/shock things like this. People have a hard enough time
actually backing stuff up - so I would always recommend the most robust
device (which has the least moving parts) for a job like this.

If you're happy with that, that's upto you.

I'm telling you all what *I* do and what *I* recommend.



SSDs lose the mechanical problems which greatly increase the reliability.


and their attractiveness for theft, and even accidetnal lose the smaller an item is the easier it is to lose too.
I'm nto sure if it;s been tried by conecting a SSD up to a voltage it wasntl expecting would seriusly damaged it. Do that to a HD and the logic board will fail and you might still get the data back.
We've done it here faulty contoller board replace with identical one get the data back.
There are companies out there that can get data back from HD's I;'m not sure it's been done for SSD as yet.


Again, in the real world, the risk of mechanical damage is far more
likely than electrical damage.


the data.f.com/tag/5-warning-signs-ssd-break-fail/

https://www.makeuseoDO NOT assume just because it;s on a SSD you wopn;lt lose


Obviously - I did not claim it was infallible - just that it was
*better* than a mechanical spinning disk.

I'm really not sure why some are finding a simple argument so hard to grasp?


But even so, I wouldn't put any device in a drawer and forget about it
for several years, but if I did, I'd bet on the SSD and flash cards
being more likely to still work.


People bet on all sorts of things including their lives.

But just suppose you had differnt backup systemes in place.
SSDs, HDDs, CD/DVDs, floppies, tape, punched cards.

if someone broke it what items are they most likely to steal, well provided they were looking for tech and not jewlery & cash ehat would they take otr what are you most likely lose.



That's why you put your good stuff on 2 devices, one at another location
- or one in the cloud...



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