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depends on the type of drive, but as long as the drive is kept away from magnets and at the proper temperature and humidity it should last a decade or two.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoWell assuming you don't delete them then they will last as long as the hard drive does.
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How long are cheap external hard drives designed to last?
Cheap external hard drives are designed to last around 3 years, but the life span varies greatly on how often it is used, and how well it is taken care of. If the hard drive is used infrequently and is powered down when not in use, it can easily last 5+ years. If the hard drive is used frequently, kept in less than ideal conditions (wet, cold, hot, etc.) then it might not even last a year.
Is it worth it to buy a usb 2.0 external hard drive even though it's slower than an internal hard drive?
If you're wanting to transfer data between machines the external drive might be worth it. Otherwise, an internal drive will be less trouble and tend to last a lot longer. My advice, go for it as there is no reason why a hard drive mounted externally shouldn't last the same as one mounted internally (the quality of the hard drive is more likely to determine that)& in my experience, transfer rates are perfectly acceptable! External drives have other great advantages: - Your data can be safeguarded from natural disasters, burglary etc by putting your external drive somewhere safe (not so easy to move the whole computer unless it
How can you protect my doc mp3 songs pictures and other?
You can protect your docs, mp3's, pictures and any other items that are valuable to you by backing them up from time to time. You can back them up to your hard drive, or use a cloud based service or external servers. The last two usually charge yearly fees for this service.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of external hard disk?
External hard drives allow you to clear up space on your main C: drive or just backup important documents. Some hard drives even allow you to password protect the entire drive. External hard drives are often a cheap and easy way to store and backup data.
My college student needs an external hard drive that will last.?
Mnay companies sells hard drive but Seagate Barracuda is recognized as one of the best. It is pricey at $227 but it gives 120 GB of space, has enhanced g force protection and has seashell packaging.
What are Hard Drive Configuration?
Hard Drive configuration is used to define the Slave and master Hard Drive. When we are attaching more than one hard drive the configuration is used. Configuration is done by jumper setting which is available in back side of hard drive...1st two pins for master hard drive and last pins are slave..
If you were to move your pictures from your computer and to put them on a removable disk Would your pictures be corrupted?
A 'removable disk' can covers a huge range of removable media. Therefore, it depends on what removable media you're trying to copy the pictures on. E.g. some/most CDs (Compact Discs) do no last very long depending on the frequency of their usage. Other than that, no types of files (whether pictures, movies or document files) are corrupted. A good brand USB stick or an external hard-drive are more reliable options to save important documenst on and keep them in a safe place. A short answer will be; no, pictures will not be corrupted.
What are the best companies that make external hard drives?
Western Digital makes some really good external hard drives. They are fairly inexpensive. Another great company is Toshiba. There hard drives last for a very long time.
What do you do keep a hard drive in operation?
It is a good idea to regularly back up important files and defragment your hard drive. It will make it last longer
If you have 2 hard drives on a computer can you configure the computer to use one drive only for the internet and the other one for everything else?
Well you buy a computer its internal memory is count as its one and only hard drive. So in order for you to have more than one you will have to purchase an external hard drive. External hard drives depending on available space can run up to a hundred dollars or more. However there worth it because they will last a very long time and they have about 250 GB of memory. That is an amazing amout of storage space. So you would be able to decide which one to use because the external hard drive would be connect using your USB port. There are some drawbacks with external drives. There heavy a little bulky and most are not protected so if you lose it than anyone will be able to see your data. The benefis of having two hard drives is you some times can quadruple your storage space. This is especially true if you use a laptop or netbook Don't know what that guy was talking about. Weird. In Windows, the drive that the operating system is loaded on is the swap drive (unless you've changed it). As you move around the web it will store the temporary files on this drive. That will also be the default location for your file saves, etc. Just go to the other drive when you want to save items to the other drive.
How long will a hard drive last?
20 to 25 years depends on what kind it is
Is there any antivirus software install on flash drive or external hard to protect it?
You can buy a sandisk pendrive . It has got data theft protection software. In case of virus ,you have to install it in the location of your pendrive or external hard disk . Whenever you copy some files from some other computer ,at last you scan your pendrive. Remember to download the updates in the pendrive Never format the pendrive without backuping the antivirus. Believe me it works
