Should I invest in an external HD? or a heat resistant Flash drive (if they exsist)

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partimequestionguy

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So I basically want to be able to backup my personal little projects and other minor things I normally just use a flash drive but lately have been capturing and transfering files from my PS4 (which usually heats up the Flash drive up pretty good) been thinking maybe I should invest in an external hard drive this year since I know transfering large files and causing heat to build can be terminal to flash drives.

The files kinda vary in size anywhere from 1 to a few hundred megs. I usually have something I wanna add to the flash drive at least once a week and sometimes a little more frequently. I have lost a couple over the years due to normal wear and tear as I know they have limits but gone through 3 so far this year and figuring it might be time to look into a new option.

Or is there a brand of Flash Drive that holds up well in heating up? I don't mind paying a little extra but still plan to use the PS4 captures but I know my Flash drive expenses are gonna keep going up due to the heat issues.

thanks in advnace.
 
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So, this should work REALLY well, so long as what you are connecting it to supports solid state mass storage devices, and if it supports a USB thumb drive of 64GB it should not have any problem supporting this configuration.

This drive:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NHX2FT/team-l5-lite-120gb-25-solid-state-drive-t2535t120g0c101


Installed inside this enclosure:

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Tool-free-Enclosure-Optimized-EC-UASP/dp/B00OJ3UJ2S/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542649736&sr=8-3&keywords=2.5%22+USB+3.0+SATA+III+drive+enclosure


Certainly, you can get a preassembled external SSD, but it probably adds another ten bucks or more to the cost of something you can easily do yourself.

If you'd like to just get a unit and not have...
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Flash drives get hot when transferring large files or during extended transfers. That is just a fact. I am unaware of of one that doesn't if the write is long enough. Especially if it is a high speed flash drive. Every 3.0 flash drive I've ever used has done this. The larger the flash drive's physical size, the less it seems to be a problem.

Smaller micro-USB flash drives, the really tiny ones that barely stick out, are the worst. Longer, larger ones, not AS bad, but they still get hot.

If your device supports an external SSD, that would be the fastest, most reliable method to do what you want to do.

What size of storage do you need?

 
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Well nothing huge. Honestly 64 or 128 Gigs would probably be plenty for the time being. The primary purpose is for backup. But like I said I do tend to add to files to the drive at least once a week and the PS4 transfers do make the drive heat up significantly which is probably why they've been giving me errors and crashes more frequently. Just wondering if a external drive might fix (or at least slow down) the issues. I know I might have to start buying new cable for and External drive as I figure the heat issues might come into play again but at least I wouldn't have to keep transferring the files again and again.
 
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So, this should work REALLY well, so long as what you are connecting it to supports solid state mass storage devices, and if it supports a USB thumb drive of 64GB it should not have any problem supporting this configuration.

This drive:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NHX2FT/team-l5-lite-120gb-25-solid-state-drive-t2535t120g0c101


Installed inside this enclosure:

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Tool-free-Enclosure-Optimized-EC-UASP/dp/B00OJ3UJ2S/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1542649736&sr=8-3&keywords=2.5%22+USB+3.0+SATA+III+drive+enclosure


Certainly, you can get a preassembled external SSD, but it probably adds another ten bucks or more to the cost of something you can easily do yourself.

If you'd like to just get a unit and not have to mess with enclosures and such, then this would likely entirely solve your heat issues, probably increase your transfer speeds and give you some extra space besides.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAF3G6KT7631


Or as you originally asked, an external HDD would be ok too. Obviously you won't have the same transfer speeds as with flash or SSD media, but you'll get a lot more overall storage space for the same price and you'll also eliminate the heat issues as well.

I might recommend something like this if you'll be taking it from place to place or there is much chance of it getting banged around at all. Even accidentally.

https://www.amazon.com/Silicon-Power-Portable-External-Shockproof/dp/B00ESUIX4S/ref=sr_1_17?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1542650170&sr=1-17&keywords=500gb+external+hard+drive
 
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Cool think I'll give that a try. thanks for all the help
 
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