Should I buy 3 or 4 TB hard dirves

[OddBa11]

It doesn't matter if you have a 100GB drive or a 4TB drive, if it's important, you should have copies.

[lynnstone]

Originally Posted by Digmen1

Hi GUys

I run 5 hard drives in my set up

C drive for Windows and Programs

D drive for all of my data

E drive as an internal drive I copy all of my important "data" (porn) to my E drive in case D fails.

Then I have 2 hard drives that I use as off site back ups.
I just put these in my machine once a month and copy my data to them and rotate them and store them off site in my storage shed.

My point is that they are all 2 TB drives and they are filing up fast.

I am trying to decide whether to buy 3TB drives or 4TB drives.

I am not rich. If I was I would go straight for the 4TB's which should last me another 2 or 3 years considering the file sizes are getting bigger what with HD etc.

If I buy 3TB's they will need replacing in a year or so.

Hi!

3 or 4 TB Hard drives are very good, really worth the prize, but only in you use them as external HDD. I suggest choose a compact model (WD or maybe Toshiba)intead of buy an internal HDD and build it to an external house/dock. Also importand that an external HDD's are built for keep the files, not for everyday use.

For internal use I suggest stay with 2TB HDD-s, because a lot's of motherboard (maybe mmost of them) still unable to boot from a HDD wich bigger than 2TB, and 32bit op systems also could have problems with running in a bigger drive.

Originally Posted by OddBa11

It doesn't matter if you have a 100GB drive or a 4TB drive, if it's important, you should have copies.

+1

Originally Posted by ulysees

The problem is that the prices of mechanical drives are still high after the flooding two years ago.I would rather go for more smaller drives than one big drive.I have three 1tb drives in my pc and about five 1tb dives out of the case that i use a hdd dock to get the info.I'd go for a 1tb and a 2tb hdd and you can always add another 2tb in the future.

Imho they are still way more cheaper than SSD's and more practical than DVD's (price/GB almost the same depending of the brand)

[OddBa11]

Originally Posted by Nono

I copied everything to that 2 TB drive.

Music, games, Aria and fetish shits.

Aria is not lost because I always copy them to 3-4 places but music and games are lost. A collection of several years... and maybe some files are no more available in internet or finding again the certin files and downloading 10s of GBs....sucks
As for fetish...who cares?

So I don't recommend you buying TBs drives...too risky.

Any drive can fail at any time. The drive size isn't the issue. All brands make a lemon model now and again. Careful shopping and staying away from the latest model is the best advice. I've been using TB drives (several 1TB and 2TB models) for quite awhile without any issues.

[SexyCrossDresser]

Originally Posted by Nono

Yes you should buy.
And you would lose everything on it accidentally in one sec like Nono did last week....2 TB...good bye.
I tried to freeze it and overheat it and any possible shits google offered...nothing.

So my advice is buy several smaller externals. Best one can do...

Don't store everything in one place and copy important files to other drives and CDs, DVDs, pendrives....I think it is the best advice.

I second Nono's advice as I know it's the best advice. Hard drives always carry a possibility of failing as they are ALWAYS working, millions and millions of bits moving around every hour - how can one expect no failures? So the best thing to do is focus on minimising the risk by:

a) Using external drives - this ensures data is not always being accessed and moved around; and
b): Buying a few drives with a average sized capacity (1TB) - this reduces the amount of data you lose if a hard drive failed. For example, say you had 4 x 1TB hard drives. 1 hard drive failed but the other 3 are still operating. You have only lost 15% of your data. It's not all smile but much better than losing 100%.
c): Defrag your drives (defraggler is good) - as data is being moved constantly, defragging your drives can be a great to way to ensure optimal efficiency and puts less pressure on the drive. Note if the drive is a solid state, do NOT defrag it - it's electronic, everything is handled automatically.
d): Review the health of your drives regularly - this can be done by downloading your hard drive manufacturers diagnostic tool, usually it can be found on their website. this tool will tell you the "health" or status of your drive. depending on the result, it can help you make an informed decision on what to do.

Lastly from all my years as an experienced IT professional I can recommend Western Digital for hard drives. Try and stay clear from Seagate.

Good luck

SCD

[HiTrack99]

Originally Posted by OddBa11

It doesn't matter if you have a 100GB drive or a 4TB drive, if it's important, you should have copies.

Well said

Originally Posted by SexyCrossDresser

b): Buying a few drives with a average sized capacity (1TB) - this reduces the amount of data you lose if a hard drive failed.

I don't stash as much data as most of the porn fiends around here
and this is the rule I've always used.
I'm not saying that the larger drives aren't very reliable,
but I'm not putting all my eggs in that big of a basket,
or making backups of my backups.

[DigNap15]

As I am out growing my 2TB drive I want to get a bigger one.

My question is do I go for 3TB or 4 TB ?
At the current rate of "new data" a 3Tb will do me for one or two years and a 4TB for 3 or 4 years.

I am not interested in having several 1TB drives as it is a nightmare keeping track of things.

I will have several other drives as backups so that will be 3 x 3TB or 3 x 4TB.

[HiTrack99]

As someone else said, buy what fits in your budget.

[TheBare]

Depends! I would rather have 1TB go down if there is a HDD crash than a 3 or 4. Unless of course you have everything backed up as well. Better to have to reget or try to restore files on a smaller drive than have to try that with a 3 or 4 TB.
Having had to deal with that issue on a number of occassions let me tell you it's not fun.

[Nono]

Originally Posted by OddBa11

Any drive can fail at any time. The drive size isn't the issue. All brands make a lemon model now and again. Careful shopping and staying away from the latest model is the best advice. I've been using TB drives (several 1TB and 2TB models) for quite awhile without any issues.

Mine failed because I was careless and it got a hard hit when it was working.
It can happen anytime...

I am lucky the computer itself is working because everything fell off to the ground from the table but thank god cables saved the pc from reaching the ground...