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- May 29, 2013
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Is this your OS and data or just for data? If it is your OS and data, then I would do two disks. If it is just data, I would do the single disk.
Reasons:
If you separate your OS and data you have the chance to salvage whatever is on the second drive if the first one craps out.
If this is ONLY for data, then a single larger volume is simpler.
EITHER WAY -- YOU SHOULD HAVE A BACKUP STRATEGY. That could be a USB disk or network storage or cloud storage. But have a backup strategy or you will be back here asking for help for lost data.
Reasons:
If you separate your OS and data you have the chance to salvage whatever is on the second drive if the first one craps out.
If this is ONLY for data, then a single larger volume is simpler.
EITHER WAY -- YOU SHOULD HAVE A BACKUP STRATEGY. That could be a USB disk or network storage or cloud storage. But have a backup strategy or you will be back here asking for help for lost data.
ronintexas
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- Dec 10, 2012
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I agree with kranewolf.....my builds usually have a SSD (120/250GB) for the OS/programs, a 1TB WD Black for data, and depending upon how many computers in the network, I place a large drive big enough to backup all of the data drives (sometimes it takes more than 1 drive). For a stand alone computer, 2 1TB WD Black drives give me perfect piece of mind.....one dies, and the backup can go into service.
I use synchback Free (free program) to backup data nightly.
You might save a few bucks by using other drives, but you won't find a better over all performance/quality drive out there.
I use synchback Free (free program) to backup data nightly.
You might save a few bucks by using other drives, but you won't find a better over all performance/quality drive out there.
- Dec 26, 2012
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128Gb Samsung 840 Pro SSD for OS, important stuff, and 1Tb WD Black for everything else. The SSD is partitioned b: c: for OS recovery/repair, the 1Tb is partitioned f: g: h: i: for separate stuff so I don't have a crazy long list of folders
ronintexas
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For the $20 - I would get the WD Black 1TB - the blue drives aren't junk - but they don't perform to the same standards of the black drives, and the warranty is 3 years for the blue drives compared with 5 years for the black drives. Your games/data files you want the higher performance - the backup drive doesn't need as high performance (you typically aren't doing something at the computer during the backup). The backup drive is "insurance".
You might be able to get by with a 2TB drive. Other than data, I don't typically backup the OS drive (you can create a disk image if you want).
You might be able to get by with a 2TB drive. Other than data, I don't typically backup the OS drive (you can create a disk image if you want).
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