>> > 4. Should I be comfortable running the entire sync operation every >> > night, or am I jeopardizing the longevity of my HDs? >> > >> This is a joke. > > I should apologize and explain this better. > > If you bought a fancy expensive hard drive then it's probably designed > for extremely heavy use and comes with nice coverage by the guy that > sold it to you. But since you ask this question I'll assume that it's > not the case. > > Ok so you bought a relatively cheap heard drive. But the question seems > irrelevant. Because these are cheap, mass-produced hard drives you > could do absolutely nothing with them and they could still die tomorrow. > That's the price you pay for cheaper drives. Cheap hard drives are like > life. Life is cheap. You could take all kinds of precautions and still > die tomorrow. But your drive is cheap and easily replaced (esp. if it's > still under warranty). Your data on the other hand is not. I'd rather > have a dead drive with the data backed up than a dead drive with no > backup. Drives are so cheap nowadays it's a non-issue. I'm actually > hoping my 2-year old drive dies soon because it will give me an excuse > to go out and buy a *bigger* one for the same price. But I feel > comfortable with that because I keep backups.
Thank you for the clarification. Which are the "fancy expensive" hard drives? - Grant
