Do people still use external hard drives etc?

[cat171]

I've got a collection of car pics on my work PC I want to keep. Are external plug in hard drives still a thing?

Can anyone recommend one? I don't want to spend loads, maybe £40-50 ?

I just want to plug it in, put them on it etc.

I don't have a One Drive etc.


Thanks

 

[Typhoon]

My backups all sit on one of these:

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/6826549

You can get cheaper models / variants.

 

[MarkCup]

How much storage do you need?

I've got a load of 250gb SATA SSD drives, happy to send you one.

All you'd need is a cheap enclosure from Amazon and to wipe my home movies from it and you'd be good to go.

https://amzn.eu/d/05nKdV1L

 

[Andy_con]

Yes nvme these days

 

[cat171]

How much storage do you need?

I've got a load of 250gb SATA SSD drives, happy to send you one.

All you'd need is a cheap enclosure from Amazon and to wipe my home movies from it and you'd be good to go.

https://amzn.eu/d/05nKdV1L

I don't really, know I've got maybe 40 - 50 pictures.

It's cool, thanks for the offer I'll just go and buy one.

 

[Steve1986]

I've got a collection of car pics on my work PC I want to keep. Are external plug in hard drives still a thing?

Can anyone recommend one? I don't want to spend loads, maybe £40-50 ?

I just want to plug it in, put them on it etc.

I don't have a One Drive etc.


Thanks

If you want an external drive for long term storage then traditional hard drives are better. Solid state drives can become corrupted if they're unplugged for too long, but a spinning disc will keep the data forever. If it's something you'll be plugging in every month or two to upload or view stuff then solid state is fine, but if you want to just throw it in a drawer and forget about it then go with an HDD

 

[Flat Eric]

I don't really, know I've got maybe 40 - 50 pictures.

It's cool, thanks for the offer I'll just go and buy one.

40 to 50 pictures?!
Use a memory stick?

 

[cat171]

If you want an external drive for long term storage then traditional hard drives are better. Solid state drives can become corrupted if they're unplugged for too long, but a spinning disc will keep the data forever. If it's something you'll be plugging in every month or two to upload or view stuff then solid state is fine, but if you want to just throw it in a drawer and forget about it then go with an HDD

Thanks, that's great info! I'll probably be putting them on it for a later date. I've collected quite a few pics that I like over the years so I don't want the device they're on to get corrupted / stop working.

 

[MLB]

40 to 50 pictures?!
Use a memory stick?

USB sticks aren't great for long term storage I believe, something to do with internal electronics losing power over time?

 

[Matt Cup]

40 to 50 pictures?!
Use a memory stick?

Or just go to Max Schpiellmann and print the f*****s and put them in one of those 80’s albums.

 

[CrippsCorner]

I've got a NAS but only had to pay for the enclosure as get a load of free hard drives through work.