I acquired a separate hard drive years ago. All this talk about losing information from a computer has encouraged me to slap the hard drive on the computer when I go to bed.
Windows 11
- Thread starter GypsmJim
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Be careful with those outboards, especially if they are your primary storage or primary backup. Just talked to a good friend on the "left coast" who left his 8Tb backup drive plugged in his "hot swap" overnight. Windows 11 (or something else related) decided to reboot, and the drive lost its identity. No drive letter, no data. Luckily, he had most of the data on a separate machine, scattered across several 1Tb outboard and "hot swap" drives. He reformatted the 8Tb, and it seems to work properly, again.
I usually leave any backup or storage drives unplugged unless I'm currently using them. He doesn't leave the 8Tb plugged in now, either.
I usually leave any backup or storage drives unplugged unless I'm currently using them. He doesn't leave the 8Tb plugged in now, either.
