Next Drive Capacity Advance Coming...

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Originally Posted by clocker

Consistency is a virtue, Ross.

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Originally Posted by DrD

True, but even if one drive fails, you won't know which one. So you have to back up 5tb anyway.

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Why wouldn't you know which drive failed?

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When the drive fails, you'd know which one. The point I was trying to make is, you can't predict which drive is going to fail (until it has), so you have to back them all up anyway. 1 x 5TB or 5 x 1TB still needs 5TB backup space. :rolleyes:

You are right.

I've begun contemplating my new build and during the process, examined my storage drives ( I have a 1TB and a 1.5TB drive installed and 3 1TB drives that I access through an external dock).
I realized that most of the "data" is only valuable to me because I "have" it, not because I ever use it (for instance, when will I ever sit down and watch every episode of The West Wing?), so getting all atizzy about safeguarding it is more a theoretical exercise than a real concern.

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Originally Posted by clocker

You are right.

I've begun contemplating my new build and during the process, examined my storage drives ( I have a 1TB and a 1.5TB drive installed and 3 1TB drives that I access through an external dock).
I realized that most of the "data" is only valuable to me because I "have" it, not because I ever use it (for instance, when will I ever sit down and watch every episode of The West Wing?), so getting all atizzy about safeguarding it is more a theoretical exercise than a real concern.

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I totally agree. You can re-download your media collection that you want to keep/watch again. No need to back them up. I use a 1TB external hard drive to store files I need to keep, plus I have the most important on DVD's and on-line storage. The rest is disposable in my honest opinion.