Do you back up the SSD to an HDD? As far as I know, an SSD can fail without warning and data is not recoverable. With an HDD you often get a warning that somthing is going wrong with it making noises - and in the event of failure data con usually be recovered.
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Do you back up the SSD to an HDD? As far as I know, an SSD can fail without warning and data is not recoverable. With an HDD you often get a warning that somthing is going wrong with it making noises - and in the event of failure data con usually be recovered.
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My personal approach is that multiple backups are more important than the choice of drive, as all drives will eventually fail. Yes, SSD's can fail with little to no warning, but there is no guarantee that spinning drives will give you an advance warning, and the cost of recovery can be quite expensive, often times a four figure bill. The other issue is how much data are you backing up. At present, SSD's can get quite expensive after 2TB in size.Do you back up the SSD to an HDD? As far as I know, an SSD can fail without warning and data is not recoverable. With an HDD you often get a warning that somthing is going wrong with it making noises - and in the event of failure data con usually be recovered.
--Ken
My personal approach is that multiple backups are more important than the choice of drive, as all drives will eventually fail. Yes, SSD's can fail with little to no warning, but there is no guarantee that spinning drives will give you an advance warning, and the cost of recovery can be quite expensive, often times a four figure bill. --Ken
Broadly agree with that. At this time I have my working drive and two back ups and considering a third. I guess that the value you place on data will make that decision easier.
Guess I've been lucky so far as I've never had an issue with an HDD, but I know a couple of people who have and they both reported that they had some warning with the drives clicking and got their data from a local computer guy at a cheap price.
I use an SSD for my system drive (and keep an updated copy on a second SDD) and might go for another one for the drive I keep for programmes - although the HDD in use now does not take long to load an app. I've no need for fast backups so HDDs are good for me, and as I said, could have a chance of recovery if that was cheaper than replacing and copying from another back up drive, where with an SSD, AFAIK there is no hope of recovery.
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I understand that a lack of warning is frustrating, and I had a friend who lost an SSD, but even if you had warning, that does not mean that you have enough time to backup the drive, and that the backup will be successful. In cases like this, I think of Regan's expression which made it into pop culture - "trust, but verify".Broadly agree with that. At this time I have my working drive and two back ups and considering a third. I guess that the value you place on data will make that decision easier.
Guess I've been lucky so far as I've never had an issue with an HDD, but I know a couple of people who have and they both reported that they had some warning with the drives clicking and got their data from a local computer guy at a cheap price.
I use an SSD for my system drive (and keep an updated copy on a second SDD) and might go for another one for the drive I keep for programmes - although the HDD in use now does not take long to load an app. I've no need for fast backups so HDDs are good for me, and as I said, could have a chance of recovery if that was cheaper than replacing and copying from another back up drive, where with an SSD, AFAIK there is no hope of recovery.
Also, note that not all SSD's are made alike. I know that Samsung uses several types of memory, and some have a longer rated life than others. I typically buy their EVO Pro drives when I can afford them given their rated life. It still guarantees nothing, but it does give me better rated hardware FWIW.
--Ken
I understand that a lack of warning is frustrating, and I had a friend who lost an SSD, but even if you had warning, that does not mean that you have enough time to backup the drive, and that the backup will be successful. In cases like this, I think of Regan's expression which made it into pop culture - "trust, but verify".
--Ken
I don't think I've made myself clear Ken. I'm not talking about my working HDD. My original comment was a warning about using SSDs as backup drives.
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No worries, I understood. My comment was about drives in general. Even backup drives need to be "backed up" (i.e. replaced) if they are starting to fail.I don't think I've made myself clear Ken. I'm not talking about my working HDD. My original comment was a warning about using SSDs as backup drives.
--Ken