- Joined
- Jan 29, 2007
I have been putting this off for years and I am now ready to get serious about doing it. Although I have backups of most things, the thing that I always worry about is the long term storage of files and photos that I really need in the future and how well the drives will function after being in storage for years. I have read that HDDs fare worse over time, even if not used. Once data is backed up and then the HDD is put away somewhere, and not often used, I wonder how long it can last. Of course with new storage media and connections coming out, this poses another eventual problem and rebacking backups up eventually. The one big reason I prefer HDD over SDD is the fact that usually an HDD will give you some warning it is about to crash, an SSD just dies. But with long term storage, an HDD may also just die on start up. IF you drop it, maybe the same problem. I live in a wet environment. That is another issue.
I had considered backblaze as another option for quite some time, however, their method of backup is not what I want. Basically you back it up, but you cannot access it, you can only get a full backup or a HDD of whatever data you sent them, but you cannot just get single files or folders that are backup up. I find this to be less than useful for someone who just wants to back up files, documents, photos and videos that they created. I do not need an image of my system. Although I can see the benefits of it, that is not my main concern at the moment.
So... what method should I really consider. SSD or HDD? I am more leaning towards HDD, but...... which brand, and which drive? Backblaze has released its ratings, but I cannot really understand so well from their numbers which drive is actually less likely to fail. And their drives are constantly moving, whereas mine will not.
Suggestions?
I had considered backblaze as another option for quite some time, however, their method of backup is not what I want. Basically you back it up, but you cannot access it, you can only get a full backup or a HDD of whatever data you sent them, but you cannot just get single files or folders that are backup up. I find this to be less than useful for someone who just wants to back up files, documents, photos and videos that they created. I do not need an image of my system. Although I can see the benefits of it, that is not my main concern at the moment.
So... what method should I really consider. SSD or HDD? I am more leaning towards HDD, but...... which brand, and which drive? Backblaze has released its ratings, but I cannot really understand so well from their numbers which drive is actually less likely to fail. And their drives are constantly moving, whereas mine will not.
Suggestions?