https://www.scan.co.uk/images/infopages/samsung_860/qvo_sata/1tb-topimage.png

I'm completely sold on them. No more of that soul-sucking pussy platter drives. These are fast, reliable and getting cheaper by the day

Yes they are brilliant!

And they are getting cheap -because they are made cheap but I'm more than happy with this.

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-disadvantages-of-SSD-hard-disk

OS to SSD, data to HDD

My perception of Gordon's physical and mental state is that Gordon would be more likely to have a 'floppy' at hand.

Every single post he makes is an innuendo about either penises or anuses.

Hope this guy is on some kind of a police watch list.

Gordy, ignore the poor sad rejected insignificant sole.  The poor disabled creature is just trying to get attention like a lost puppy.

What capacity are these drives available in now ?

When I bought 3 a while ago they were only about 230Gb.

They are good for the main system disk as they are quick.

For data the ordinary much higher capacity disks are quite OK but they do fail sometimes.

juliar wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 2:00pm:

Gordy, ignore the poor sad rejected insignificant sole.  The poor disabled creature is just trying to get attention like a lost puppy. What capacity are these drives available in now ? When I bought 3 a while ago they were only about 230Gb. They are good for the main system disk as they are quick. For data the ordinary much higher capacity disks are quite OK but they do fail sometimes.

When it comes to any HDD, 1 = 0 and 2 = 1, so if you value your data, you need multiple backups.

My next system will have x3 internal drives.

SDD for the OS
SDD for critical programs
HDD for data

All data is then backed up to multiple ex-HDD.

Gordon wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 1:45pm:

Every single post he makes is an innuendo about either penises or anuses. Hope this guy is on some kind of a police watch list.

He's obsessed by sexual matters.

The poor sole is probably inadequate.

Definitely a backup is essential as disks do definitely fail sometimes.

You can get external backup disks which can also fail. So a 2nd backup disk is even more secure.

If you have a 2nd PC then saving on the other PC is quite effective.

A Windows backup is a good idea as well as a Windows boot disk if the PC itself fails or the Windows gets corrupted..

Bobby. wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 2:10pm:

Gordon wrote on Aug 4th, 2019 at 1:45pm: Every single post he makes is an innuendo about either penises or anuses. Hope this guy is on some kind of a police watch list. He's obsessed by sexual matters.

Imagine if the vice squad got a hold of his hard drive?

Gordon wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 2:34pm:

Bobby. wrote on Aug 4th, 2019 at 2:10pm: Gordon wrote on Aug 4th, 2019 at 1:45pm: Every single post he makes is an innuendo about either penises or anuses. Hope this guy is on some kind of a police watch list. He's obsessed by sexual matters. Imagine if the vice squad got a hold of his hard drive?

I don't want to imagine.

juliar wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 2:00pm:

Gordy, ignore the poor sad rejected insignificant sole.  .

It's SOUL you blabbering fool. How many times do you need to be corrected on that word before it sinks in?

A sole is either the bottom of your foot or a type of fish. Not the same thing.

Backups are not so easy nowadays with bigger and bigger and more expensive drives

Spot

Ah Mr Smith you are of course quite correct.

But you miss the subtlety at work. Then subtlety is usually lost on down to earth Lefties.

I quite deliberately used sole as it seemed an appropriate description of the baseness of the pour sole involved who after all is just some pour inadequate inferior sole trying to get attention like a neglected child.

Windows 10 also allows backing up to the cloud with OneDrive but the capacity is not unlimited. This is a built in feature of Windows 10.

Just how secure is the cloud ? I don't know.

quite good article on Windows 10 backup options.

https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-back-up-windows-10-3635397/



another complete backup is

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juliar wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 3:30pm:

Windows 10 also allows backing up to the cloud with OneDrive but the capacity is not unlimited. This is a built in feature of Windows 10.

I've been thinking about paying for a cloud service. I bought a WD 'My Cloud Home" and they are absolute garbage. Everything about this NAS drive sucks: the interface, the sloppy speeds on which it uploads, the lack of security, even the app.

https://www.wd.com/content/dam/wdc/website/products/family/my-cloud-home/wdfMyCloudHome_img2.jpg.imgw.500.500.jpg

There is only so much you can do at home.

A NAS is a good start, but won't help if your house is burnt to the ground :(

All depends on your budget.

But OS on SSD is definitely the way to go.

Gordon wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 1:45pm:

Every single post he makes is an innuendo about either penises or anuses. Hope this guy is on some kind of a police watch list.

Why - are penises and anuses illegal now?

Gweggy is returning to his abnormal self and getting smutty with his OFF TOPIC SPAM.

Sadly Kangyroo shows why NOBODY would ever listen to ANYTHING a Greeny says.

If it is a USB connexion then it will be very slow.  And then how long before it develops a fault ?

The cloud is an excellent total backup for data. The Windows 10 OneDrive will work for a small backup. Otherwise you have to pay. But what happens if you miss a payment and your PC goes down ?

The C drive system stuff can be backed up with a Windows 10 system image on a second disk drive.

Annoying system errors can be fixed with a RESTORE to return to an earlier image. So do frequent SAVES.

If that's the sort of backups you need, you're better off using a 3rd party app that has much better image support and rescue options.

But that can get a little much for home users.  You're certainly on the right track.

I just noticed your other post Juliar...

Who is following who around now bitch?

Give you the benefit of the doubt on a different topic and you're just as much of an arsehole as ever.

Go bugger yourself mate :)

juliar wrote on Aug 5^th, 2019 at 9:09am:

Gweggy is returning to his abnormal self and getting smutty with his OFF TOPIC SPAM.

I didn't make the post - Gordon did.

Why would someone who makes innuendos about either penises or anuses need to be on a police watch list?

Gweggy in a technical section ? Are you lost Gweggy ? Ready to post more of your famous illegal OFF TOPIC SPAM ?

And the normally ignored Sadly Kangyroo is STILL following me around like a lost puppy begging for some attention.

juliar wrote on Aug 5^th, 2019 at 9:32am:

Gweggy in a technical section ?

What does Gordon's post have to do with technology?

"Every single post he makes is an innuendo about either penises or anuses.

"Hope this guy is on some kind of a police watch list."

And why did he mention the police?

juliar wrote on Aug 5^th, 2019 at 9:32am:

Gweggy in a technical section ? Are you lost Gweggy ? Ready to post more of your famous illegal OFF TOPIC SPAM ? And the normally ignored Sadly Kangyroo is STILL following me around like a lost puppy begging for some attention.

Please stop posting about me, I don't want anything to do with you. You're just going to ruin another thread with your toxic posts.

If you have a problem with other's posts instead of attacking them in the thread and derailing it as usual, please throw your tantrum somewhere else so we can at least continue the thread without you going off topic, thanks.

Gweggy's failing mind just can't function in a technical section.  And the Kangyroo just keeps hopping along.

Picked up a fantastic 250 GB SSD external hard drive. Literally is the size of 3 credit cards glued together.

BH what happens when the glue gives away ?

Does it connect with USB ?

USB connexion is desperately slow and can give transmission errors in a long data transfer.

actually 250GB is very small these days.

These SSD are best for the C drive system disk as they are quick.

I have had conventional disk drives give up the ghost but my 3 SSDs are still going OK. Less to go wrong I suppose.

Size is the main req for backup and so ordinary disks are usually used.

But the Windows 10 OneDrive on the cloud is free and fast but there is a size limit of 5Gb.

OneDrive is a consumer service tied to a Microsoft account. It includes a free tier that offers 5GB of file storage. You can upgrade the available storage to 50GB for $2 a month, but the best deal is an Office 365 Home or Personal subscription, which includes 1000GB (1TB) of storage for up to five users.Aug 15, 2018

juliar wrote on Aug 5^th, 2019 at 1:30pm:

BH what happens when the glue gives away ? Does it connect with USB ? USB connexion is desperately slow and can give transmission errors in a long data transfer. actually 250GB is very small these days. These SSD are best for the C drive system disk as they are quick. I have had conventional disk drives give up the ghost but my 3 SSDs are still going OK. Less to go wrong I suppose. Size is the main req for backup and so ordinary disks are usually used. But the Windows 10 OneDrive on the cloud is free and fast but there is a size limit of 5Gb. OneDrive is a consumer service tied to a Microsoft account. It includes a free tier that offers 5GB of file storage. You can upgrade the available storage to 50GB for $2 a month, but the best deal is an Office 365 Home or Personal subscription, which includes 1000GB (1TB) of storage for up to five users.Aug 15, 2018

I have never had a hard drive failure in 23 years of owning PCs with hard drives.

I wish Gordon's cranium was close by so I could 'knock on wood'.

LarfTilluFrt has just predicted his 1st disk failure.

Gordy has an admirer in LarfTillUfrt even if she is a bit perverted.

juliar wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 3:30pm:

Windows 10 also allows backing up to the cloud with OneDrive but the capacity is not unlimited. This is a built in feature of Windows 10. Just how secure is the cloud ? I don't know. quite good article on Windows 10 backup options. https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-back-up-windows-10-3635397/ another complete backup is Never Lose a File Again with the World's Easiest Cloud Backup Backblaze Unlimited Backup Get peace of mind knowing your files are backed up securely in the cloud. Back up your Mac or PC just $6/month. https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup-b.html#af9g7k

There is no cloud - the reality is that the cloud is just someone else's computer.

Marla wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 11:55pm:

juliar wrote on Aug 4th, 2019 at 3:30pm: Windows 10 also allows backing up to the cloud with OneDrive but the capacity is not unlimited. This is a built in feature of Windows 10. I've been thinking about paying for a cloud service. I bought a WD 'My Cloud Home" and they are absolute garbage. Everything about this NAS drive sucks: the interface, the sloppy speeds on which it uploads, the lack of security, even the app. https://www.wd.com/content/dam/wdc/website/products/family/my-cloud-home/wdfMyCloudHome_img2.jpg.imgw.500.500.jpg

Windows 10 file copy speeds are crap, the problem may not be the nas.

1,6 and 8 I would look at most of the others I would not do.
https://www.saintlad.com/slow-internet-on-windows-10/


Windows 10 may be using your computer as a torrent client.

https://www.howtogeek.com/224981/how-to-stop-windows-10-from-uploading-updates-to-other-pcs-over-the-internet/

Laugh till you cry wrote on Aug 5^th, 2019 at 1:35pm:

juliar wrote on Aug 5th, 2019 at 1:30pm: BH what happens when the glue gives away ? Does it connect with USB ? USB connexion is desperately slow and can give transmission errors in a long data transfer. actually 250GB is very small these days. These SSD are best for the C drive system disk as they are quick. I have had conventional disk drives give up the ghost but my 3 SSDs are still going OK. Less to go wrong I suppose. Size is the main req for backup and so ordinary disks are usually used. But the Windows 10 OneDrive on the cloud is free and fast but there is a size limit of 5Gb. OneDrive is a consumer service tied to a Microsoft account. It includes a free tier that offers 5GB of file storage. You can upgrade the available storage to 50GB for $2 a month, but the best deal is an Office 365 Home or Personal subscription, which includes 1000GB (1TB) of storage for up to five users.Aug 15, 2018 I have never had a hard drive failure in 23 years of owning PCs with hard drives. I wish Gordon's cranium was close by so I could 'knock on wood'.

I have probably replace 20 hard drives this year so far, they fail.

juliar wrote on Aug 5^th, 2019 at 1:30pm:

BH what happens when the glue gives away ? Does it connect with USB ? USB connexion is desperately slow and can give transmission errors in a long data transfer. actually 250GB is very small these days. These SSD are best for the C drive system disk as they are quick. I have had conventional disk drives give up the ghost but my 3 SSDs are still going OK. Less to go wrong I suppose. Size is the main req for backup and so ordinary disks are usually used. But the Windows 10 OneDrive on the cloud is free and fast but there is a size limit of 5Gb. OneDrive is a consumer service tied to a Microsoft account. It includes a free tier that offers 5GB of file storage. You can upgrade the available storage to 50GB for $2 a month, but the best deal is an Office 365 Home or Personal subscription, which includes 1000GB (1TB) of storage for up to five users.Aug 15, 2018

I have had conventional disk drives give up the ghost but my 3 SSDs are still going OK. Less to go wrong I suppose.


SSD is fast.

Some disadvantages are:

SSD has a predetermined amount of read write actions before they stop working.

Where a platter disk will very likely show signs of a failure giving time to recover data a SSD typically just stops.

i.e there is no recovery option on day "X" it is just all gone.

Slow speed can be due to a slow motherboard and/or CPU and/or not enough memory.

Also an old spec USB.  Even an inadequate power supply that doesn't like the extra load of the external disk.

And is the Windows 10 fully updated ? Do you have a decent virus and spyware checker ? NOT McAfee or Norton.

Has the disk that comes with the motherboard been loaded ?

To protect for SSD failure do regular Windows 10 image on another disk and create a Windows 10 boot disk.

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Aug 5^th, 2019 at 11:08am:

Picked up a fantastic 250 GB SSD external hard drive. Literally is the size of 3 credit cards glued together.

And they're feather-light, too.

Laugh till you cry wrote on Aug 4^th, 2019 at 1:16pm:

My perception of Gordon's physical and mental state is that Gordon would be more likely to have a 'floppy' at hand.

You just can't stop posting about masturbation can you sambo...........must mean you're a wanker like your buddy Miss Pessary..........

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Fuzzy,

LarfTillUFart is mad as a 2 bob watch and is not the full quid.