On 17May2020 19:38, Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 5/17/20 7:12 PM, Cameron Simpson wrote:
On 17May2020 19:06, Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well I am shopping for a USB ext HD...
At least 2TB, <$100, USB 2, Good life time .... 2,5" or 3.5"?
Well I will call the local Micro Center tomorrow and see what they
have in stock and do a drive up pickup.
I tend to buy Western Digital Elements or MyPassport. 2.5", USB3,
bus powered.
I use them for backups and data transport, not hammering.
The drive is permanently mounted, but only accessed at night with the
rsyncs. Or when I have to rescue an old version.
It is an old HP PC, USB2, and I am a little leery of using USB power.
Aye. One of my backup pairs is usually mounted, like yours.
I recently bought a 7 port USB3 powered hub just to accomodate multiple
external bus powered drives, for exactly the issues you're concerned
about. A huge win. So the hub is always plugged into the server on one
of the USB3 ports, and the drives come and go.
Cheers,
Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx>
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