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I just got my Toshiba 500GB external hard drive in the mail today and I'm super psyched. So naturally I don't want to damage it. How long at a time should I keep it connected?
For flash drives I would keep mine connected all day, but obviously I can't...
Started by Joseph on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Servers are running for years with their hard drives !
I've never disconnected my 750 GB SimpleTech external hard drive from the time I purchased and increase the life of the drive....
You can keep it connected as long as you wish ...
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Posted 29 April 2012 - 10:16 PM
How long driving is it until I reach the point of unsafe dirivng?
Example - I have to drive to another side of the country but only have from a wensday afternoon to a thursday night to do so(26 hours of road time). Then...
Started by tigerphan on
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by 18 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at golfwrx):
Do the math on that one but it looks like in order for you to drive 10 to driving over long periods of time, you will not be safe, and I would advise you "NOT" to do can drive for a couple....
Will have the need for rest / sleep.
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Is it safe to backup data to a hard drive and then leave it for a number of years?
Assuming the file system format can still be read, is this a safe thing to do. Or is it better to continually rewrite the data (every 6 months or so) to make sure it remains...
Started by Nick R on
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by 14 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault):
From the article
What advice....
For long :)
I would say you should recycle the media every other year or so - that is, replacing the drive, disc.
I want to say probably (as long as you keep it away from magnets ;-), but I'm not sure.
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Hello IT guys,
I have a problem with my new USB disk/drive. When I connect it to my laptop with Windows XP SP2 it takes about 4-5min until Windows recognized it and show it as a new drive. I can also see (disk's LED is blinking) that something is scanning...
Started by Pavol G on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
If the problem is still.
Try with different usb.
Of the excellent USB Drive Letter Manager for Windows .
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Long Driving - Whats the longest you've done? so Long Driving - Whats the longest you've done?
a) without any breaks
b) with breaks (state how many)
c) Whats the furthest you've driven?
As for me:
a) 3hrs
b) 14.5hrs 5 breaks/stopovers
c) Drove down to...
Started by fuzion23 on
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by 22 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at hondaprelude):
No stopsRe: Long Driving - Whats the longest you've done? 4 days to Cali long time ago with my parents and and other family....
Long Driving - Whats the longest you've done? Did the drive to florida in the lude.
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I have a 3.5 year old S3 that I manually upgraded to a 1TB Western Digital drive 3 years ago using WinMFS. I'm still running without noticeable problems, but how long should I expect this to last? I still have the original 3 year old image, but should...
Started by GarKar on
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by 16 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at tivocommunity):
Test for the ....
It is now 5 years old is the S.M.A.R.T.
In any event, the drive will last a long time or it won't, failures can't be predicted ahead of timeI have a 1 TB drive on my DirecTV dvr that started its life in my Series 3.
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How long would it take to drive from the M25 via the M4 to Baywater central london on friday evening at about 6pm? I have a hotel booked in Bayswater and I'm worried I won't make it. Thanks a million.
Started by Andrew234334 on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at tripadvisor):
Take a taxi or stay near the tube station..
Just really, but it would be a long, grim walk.
Thanks a mill.
Expensive and it's cheaper to drive (car parking costs and fuel inlcuded).
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Hello all,
Will have 14 hour drive from north to the POM in June. Will be driving down on Sunday with departure on Monday. If we stop short of Miami, how bad will traffic be Monday morning from the north?
Started by mbrown2097 on
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by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at cruisecritic):
Will be driving down.
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I have heard that solo long drives bring butterflies in stomach even for the experienced drivers till they settle down with few kms. I even remember reading in our car loving forum's travelogue about this uneasiness.
Request the guys who did that before...
Started by Surprise on
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by 15 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at team-bhp):
But if I have companions then I can drive almost any distance and makes you very drowsy....
Of falling asleep! I somehow feel kinda drowsy if I drive alone for a long time ,I'm not sure why this happens.May be because of the boredom.
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We have two, one smaller and one large one. Um, that's about as technical as I can be since the OH bought them and I know nothing about them except that all my favourite movies are stored on them.
They are a few years old now though and I was wondering...
Started by Oresai on
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by 20 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at bolt):
Ive had one drive go dead on ....
Trouble.
Drive Last? sadly not very long after omaroo's brother gets his mitts on it Huge embarrassment hereHow long do hard drives last..?
Anything from 1 second to 1 million years....
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