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SATA SSD as external storage?

Quantzer

So basically I am asking, could an internal SSD be used as an external storage with converting case(or however that is called), without any drivers just as plug and play solution?? If yes, what are the pros and cons of using it over a dedicated external drive?

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1 minute ago, Quantzer said:

So basically I am asking, could an internal SSD be used as an external storage with converting case(or however that is called), without any drivers just as plug and play solution??

yes.

1 minute ago, Quantzer said:

If yes, what are the pros and cons of using it over a dedicated external drive?

I assume I have to compare it to an external SSD?

Becuase in that case:

Pro: price (external SSD's just tend to be expensive)

Con: 'normal SSD' is larger (unless you get an M.2 and M.2 to USB) and often times the adapters don't come with USB type C cables

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13 hours ago, minibois said:

yes.

I assume I have to compare it to an external SSD?

Becuase in that case:

Pro: price (external SSD's just tend to be expensive)

Con: 'normal SSD' is larger (unless you get an M.2 and M.2 to USB) and often times the adapters don't come with USB type C cables

Cool! Thanks a lot my dude!!

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You can put SSDs in external enclosures (I have several I have done that with plus twenty bare SSDs I use externally with docks) but keep in mind that SSDs will slowly lose the charge that hold their data oiver time, resulting in data loss, so you have to power them up every so often to maintain that charge. How often depends on the kind of SSD, it's age, how full it is, how hot is is in storage, the phase of the moon, etc. Generally, refreshing once a year will probably be safe but, being the paranoid old broad I am, I refresh mine no less than once a month (they are all backup drives and just normally powering up the drives and updating the backups does the job).

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