i'm gonna stop being a retard and actually backup my shiti have about 3TB of data, i don't have a lot of money so i figured i'm just gonna buy an HDD and plug it in directly once every 2 months or something.Should i buy portable HDD or regular HDD?WD passport or elements look OK and they're somewhat cheap at like $30 per TB
>>107838522i was thinking of buying a 5TB one and ideally i'd open it up if i ever get a nas and just connect it through sata i dont have money for redundancy
>>107838522Just buy a hard drive and a usb adapter if its once every 2 months
>>107838577that's my planshould i just buy external 2.5 or a regular ass WD blue 3.5"? portability would be really good since i live in a dormi already have a powered adapter too
I have a 256GB ssd and a 1TB hdd on my NAS. I really need to work out a way to store my snapper backups on it in the event my ssd drops dead. I haven't managed to find out how or make time to do so, which makes me sad when I think about it.
>>107838590Those external ones are probably more difficult to damage if youre bringing it around places but as long as you're not dropping it then it doesn't matter just get what is cheaper and looks more convenient for you
>>107838626i guess sata would be more convenient after all i'd just leave it unmounted and not spinningare those surveillance HDDs ok for this type of thing or should i get a WD RED? they are a bit more expensive though since it's 3.5 and not 2.5
>>107838650As long as you stick to brands like WD and avoid chink shit I dont think it matters all that much
>>107838522Doesn't really matter. I guess if its the same price per tb you might prefer already external or even 2.5" format external.Probably wont be enterprise drives from surplus production atm anyhow.
having to waste an entire USB 3 would be a real fucking pain but external ones are like good $5 per tb cheaper so i'm conflicted now
>>107838522Just get a usb to SATA cable. It's convenient.
