Storage Devices

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1. What’s the best way to preserve data protect it from data rot

   By LeeroyGoldmane, March 12
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   • worstalentscout
   • March 12

2. Should I sell the SSD or keep it?

   By Tech Reprise, March 11
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   • kokosnh
   • March 11

3. Seagate 3.5 inch HDD Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM008 won't fit in an external dock—baffling.

   By Lorca, March 11
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   • kokosnh
   • March 11

4. USB 3.2 GEN 2x2 (20Gbps) host switcher

   By Mlady Swagalot, March 11   

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   • Mlady Swagalot
   • March 11

5. SSD speed underreporting - SanDisk External vs Samsung 990 Pro

   By McLpOP, March 10
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   • McLpOP
   • March 11

6. Best External USB Enclosure for a 980 Pro

   By Audacter42, August 16, 2023
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   • Doodlebug
   • March 10

7. Installing heatsink to my nvme ssd question

   By f23948, March 10
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   • f23948
   • March 10

8. Is inflated/fake TBW a real thing?

   By h4lf_gr33k, March 9
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   • NewMaxx
   • March 9

9. Legacy storage system

   By winnipegm, March 9
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   • winnipegm
   • March 9

10. best sata ssds under $20?

    By aren332, March 9
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    • kokosnh
    • March 9

11. Does anybody have a Seagate One Touch and uses the password encryption?

    By King_PIN, March 7
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    • OhioYJ
    • March 9

12. How do I upgrade my boot drive? (250GB Drive Upgrading to 1TB Drive)

    By GhostieBoy, March 7
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    • GhostieBoy
    • March 9

13. Is the Samsung 980 Pro any good?

    By thewelshbrummie, March 8
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    • Electronics Wizardy
    • March 8

14. USB drive bundled with MSI motherboard reports 24.81GB capacity...?

    By r00tb33r, March 7
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    • r00tb33r
    • March 8

15. Hard drive sometimes not showing up.

    By RoyTheBoy, March 2   

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    • RoyTheBoy
    • March 8

16. Is Apacer AS2280P4 1TB M.2 good for design and multimedia?

    By sloosysinate, March 7   

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    • sloosysinate
    • March 8

17. IronWolf not reallocating sectors if it finds suspicious sectors?

    By Mumintroll, March 5   

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    • 5 replies
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    • Electronics Wizardy
    • March 8

18. Sandboxing

    By goatedpenguin, March 7
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    • Electronics Wizardy
    • March 7

19. Very slow recording data to Micro-SD card

    By kacper6768, March 7
    • 3 replies
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    • kokosnh
    • March 7

20. Weird old external hdd

    By csinti, March 6
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    • csinti
    • March 6

21. 4TB M.2 with lower TBW or faster 2TB M.2 for boot drive?

    By CentreMetre, March 5
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    • CentreMetre
    • March 6

22. Is CrystalDiskInfo a reliable way to tell when a storage device might fail?

    By PCMasterRays, March 6
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    • porina
    • March 6

23. WD SN810 NVME failing SMART test.

    By Ramrod126, March 6
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    • 125 views
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    • OddOod
    • March 6

24. Does an External usb 20gbps that isn't an m.2 exist?

    By Dazreiello, March 5
    • 6 replies
    • 166 views
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    • Electronics Wizardy
    • March 6

25. Need help finding the right heatsinks

    By Nmmdroid, March 6
    • 7 replies
    • 127 views
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    • OddOod
    • March 6