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The red has drives are designed to sit in an enclosure with other drives and not be affected by the vibrations.
If you are not putting it in a Nas enclosure then don’t bother.
The USB will be no faster than the SATA drives as they will be a SATA drive inside.
If you are not putting it in a Nas enclosure then don’t bother.
The USB will be no faster than the SATA drives as they will be a SATA drive inside.
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I have WD MyCloud. I use it to back up the hard drives in my computer every day with Acronis, that way if I have an issue I have backups to restore from. I can also access the info from my phone and workshop computer if I want as it is always connected to my network.
Looks like its either120 for 2 terrabytes or 140 for 3 or 180 for 4
Doing the maths the 3tb is the best value. But if i got the 2tb and waited 6 months and got a 4tb swapping it over and using the 2tb in my tower. Might be my best option.
Reckon i will get close to the purchase price as i sell of my old drives....
So sata is slower that usb 3.0 then?
I always went for internal drives as i thought they were faster. Lol
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I'd be looking for 2 drives. Backup everything. Lost data years back years worth of songs I'd produced gone never again.
But if i want a NAS i will need external anyways?
What meant was i always purchased internal drives as i thought the USB would be slower than the transfer rate internally via cable direct to mother board..
One assumes that i could add another drive to that NAS ...i best check...lol
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Don't think you can to the MyCloud ones, you can add more than one MyCloud to your network though.
I also have a MyPassport which I connect to my MyCloud once a month and do a backup of my computers drives, I then disconnect it. That way if I get some ransomware I should be fine as there is no way for it to be accessed as it is not connected. I also have a second SSD drive in my computer that I use to clone my main SSD and then disconnect, I re-clone every month. That way I can be back up and running in seconds if something bad goes wrong.
Sounds like I am overcautious but as I keep all of my business info on this computer and also my CAD/Cam software etc it just makes sense to be cautious.
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Gotta love cloning drives. First thing I do once I've got a fresh install with everything needed installed. Easy to roll back when required.
So you dont use the automatic backup on my cloud....
I need to know soon..lol
What version of acronis? And do you update acronis everytime a new version comes out or stick with what made thebackup?
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I originally used the WD backup software but I much preferred Acronis, I have used Acronis for years.
It is set to backup each of my 4 drives in the computer to the cloud every evening, it will do a full backup then a few incremental backups then another full one then incremental and then after a few it deletes the first full/inc and repeats the cycle. That way I always have at least 2 full backups with their incremental additions.
I usually update Acronis when a new one comes out if it has features I think will be advantageous, currently I have 2018 but I think 2015 was the previous one.
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also prefer acronis easy to use if your used to it and does a good job
its never failed upon a reinstall from another hard drive or a complete new reinstall and thats quick 5 mins and fully back online if you created a full operating system and all the programs you want to install on it
its never failed upon a reinstall from another hard drive or a complete new reinstall and thats quick 5 mins and fully back online if you created a full operating system and all the programs you want to install on it
I still have some back ups from my Atari St when I used to run Magic PC but they are a DAt drive and dont have scuzzi any more lol
Cant believe I used to run two bulletin boards . One on Atari St . which I migrated to a PC emeulating Atari software and one on a PC. Paid a fortune and cant even remember the name now...getting old sucks..
Cant believe I used to run two bulletin boards . One on Atari St . which I migrated to a PC emeulating Atari software and one on a PC. Paid a fortune and cant even remember the name now...getting old sucks..
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Yes True Image, has been that for years, my first version must have been oh heck I don't even want to think how long ago it was
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Just looked back and my first (legal ) version was True Image 7. When I say legal it is because I downloaded a warez one first and liked it so much I decided to pay for the real one.
Anyway looking on Google it seems version 7 was 2003, I thought it was longer that I had been using it but obviously not. I think I used Roxio GoBack or something like that before.
Anyway looking on Google it seems version 7 was 2003, I thought it was longer that I had been using it but obviously not. I think I used Roxio GoBack or something like that before.
