Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
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- AZgl1800
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Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
January 2nd, I got in my truck and took off to Utah to help my sister, who's husband had passed suddenly.
I have two 8TB SeaGate Hub drives that I use for backups......
both were in fine fettle when I left.....
when I got home, seven weeks later, one won't boot up, the other is having a Hacking Coughing fit, but it boots up and appears to be "okay"
BUT,
I am ordering some more to give me more backups for the backup.
Asked what happened to them?
"oh, the dogs got in a fight, and they knocked over your wall cabinet, and everything hit the floor.
concrete floor with wood overlay...
I have two 8TB SeaGate Hub drives that I use for backups......
both were in fine fettle when I left.....
when I got home, seven weeks later, one won't boot up, the other is having a Hacking Coughing fit, but it boots up and appears to be "okay"
BUT,
I am ordering some more to give me more backups for the backup.
Asked what happened to them?
"oh, the dogs got in a fight, and they knocked over your wall cabinet, and everything hit the floor.
concrete floor with wood overlay...
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- Lady Fitzgerald
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Re: Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
OUCH! You have the right idea to get more drives so you can have "backups" of your backups (more like multiple backups).
One of the reasons I ditched HDDs several years ago for SSDs is SSDs can usually survive a fall (to a point, depending on how high they fall from or how they land). Even though the little jewels are rugged, I still keep mine in padded containers; call it justifiable paranoia.
Also, the old adage about keeping all your eggs in one basket applies here. Keep those multiple backup drives in multiple places, one offsite if possible.
One of the reasons I ditched HDDs several years ago for SSDs is SSDs can usually survive a fall (to a point, depending on how high they fall from or how they land). Even though the little jewels are rugged, I still keep mine in padded containers; call it justifiable paranoia.
Also, the old adage about keeping all your eggs in one basket applies here. Keep those multiple backup drives in multiple places, one offsite if possible.
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To ensure the safety of your data, you have to be proactive, not reactive, so, back it up!
To ensure the safety of your data, you have to be proactive, not reactive, so, back it up!
- AZgl1800
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Re: Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
the
HDD hub drive that failed is about 15 years old, the other is maybe half that?
going SSD now though.
HDD hub drive that failed is about 15 years old, the other is maybe half that?
going SSD now though.
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Re: Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
If you really need that data back then you can give Louis Rossman a call.
Rossman Repair Group
Would require shipping the drive to Texas.
Rossman Repair Group
Would require shipping the drive to Texas.
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Re: Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
the most valuable HDD survived, I tested it later, and HOMI is working perfect, backup up /homeLou77 wrote: ⤴Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:09 pm If you really need that data back then you can give Louis Rossman a call.
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Would require shipping the drive to Texas.
looking at ordering an 8TB SSD made in the USA up in Minnesota, a "OYEN" branded device.
Re: Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
My guess, anytime something is afoul -- blame it on the dog
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Re: Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
No.
Blame it on a fowl.
Blame it on a fowl.
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Re: Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
The dogs had been peering at those LED indicators. "Time for an upgrade" they thought. What was that? triggered the whole thing.
Re: Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
Not just dogs. One of my cats (sadly recently departed) fell off the TV and landed on the ancient NAS a few too many times. Luckily I still have the original HDD from it which was failing but still readable once it eventually initialized. I'll see if Linux can read that one as I don't know where I put the NAS.
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- Lady Fitzgerald
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Re: Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
Cats like to lay where it is warm and, other than a patch of sunlight through a window, what better place to toast their tummy than the top of a running PC? I can't help but wonder how many PCs have died from overheating due to a cat planting itself on top of them, blocking cooling air flow.BG405 wrote: ⤴Thu Feb 22, 2024 12:24 pm Not just dogs. One of my cats (sadly recently departed) fell off the TV and landed on the ancient NAS a few too many times. Luckily I still have the original HDD from it which was failing but still readable once it eventually initialized. I'll see if Linux can read that one as I don't know where I put the NAS.
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Jeannie
To ensure the safety of your data, you have to be proactive, not reactive, so, back it up!
To ensure the safety of your data, you have to be proactive, not reactive, so, back it up!
Re: Dogs and HDDs, nice combination - NOT
It's only a small WD NetCenter (anyone remember those? Slow as a desiccated slug) which sat next to the TV stand where the router is. She kept slipping off the glass top of the TV and landed on it once or twice. The TV is right under the bottom skylight up here in the loft space, a sun trap.
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