Storing Removable Hard Drives in Cold Weather
Hi Guys,
I have a couple of removable hard drives which I use to backup my data on.
I like to keep them away form my house (in case of fire or theft etc).
At present I keep them in the boot of my car (in a box with towels wrapped round them - to protect them from vibrations)
This has worked for the last 4 months.
But now here in New Zealand we are coming into our winter.
I wonder if they will be able to stand the cold we get here at nights ?
Any comments ?
What do you do ? I had though about taking them to a friends place, but that would be a hassle picking them up when I want to do more backups etc.
Regards
Digby
Re: Storing Removable Hard Drives in Cold Weather
I bought one of those blackbox they use on aeroplanes and stored all my data in there.:dabs: It's in sandwiched in between my matress right now.
Re: Storing Removable Hard Drives in Cold Weather
I just checked Seagate web site for some specs.
Quote:
Temperature, Nonoperating (°C) –40 to 70
http://www.seagate.com/docs/pdf/data...da_7200_10.pdf
But I think that storing them in a car is a bad choice.
Re: Storing Removable Hard Drives in Cold Weather
Agreed, he should dig a hole, and bury them!!½1
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Wherever you put them, it probably couldn't hurt to put them in something airtight and anti-static for long term storage.
And remember to let them sit for a long while before using them if you've had them out in the cold, just in case of condensation and that.
And also: Couldn't you let someone else hold on to them, or put them in a deposit box or something? The car doesn't sound like a good place, as VB says.