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Mounting Hard Drive in a 5.25 bay (mount one side safe?)

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Is it safe to screw just one side of the hard drive into a 5.25 bay?

Or would you guys recommend a hard drive mounting kit for 5.25 bays?

They're kinda expensive for just two pieces of metal (4.99)

Hoping it would be stable and safe just to mount it to one side

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