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For archival purposes, SMR is fine. Write once, then read mostly. It's constant read/write cycles that kill SMR drives. For important, irreplaceable files like family memories, best to make at least 2 copies and store one copy off site at a different location. I would have no problem using 2 of these drives for my photos and videos, then in the unlikely event one of them fails you will still have the other to retrieve them.
I've purchased one of these refurb drives and I would not recommend it. I ended up getting a refund.

I purchased it knowing fully well that these were SMR drives, but I did not expect 1 MB/sec both read/write speeds. This was transferring and reading large media files.
Trash SMR drives make great plex drives

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07-13-2022 at 08:19 PM.
07-13-2022 at 08:19 PM.
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thank you good tip.. Amy link to clone device you or anyone in know can recommend?
Like this?

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=hard+d...37rbp397_e
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HDTiVoFan
07-15-2022 at 12:18 PM.
07-15-2022 at 12:18 PM.
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It can be. Mine from the last deal was a wd80efax from the EU market originally. But it is like playing lottery, you can get a red or white. Like Forest says, it is like a box of chocolate.

oh yeah, mine says it had been powered on 3 times and ran for 0 hours.

Opened up mine and found a WD80EDAZ. My luck in getting a red is 33%.
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07-15-2022 at 02:58 PM.
07-15-2022 at 02:58 PM.
Received mine today. Got a WD80EFAX that was only powered on 4 times and 0 hours. The wrapping was still on the drive so I'm guessing I just received a brand new one.
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07-15-2022 at 06:55 PM.
07-15-2022 at 06:55 PM.
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thank you good tip.. Amy link to clone device you or anyone in know can recommend?
Using some backup software, imaging software or just copying files is basically just cloning your data. You can do taht with external or internal drives. I see no need for more expense and some other piece of hardware. There are plenty of free software options to get you backed up.
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ranoke
08-17-2022 at 12:03 PM.
08-17-2022 at 12:03 PM.
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I need a drive to put important photos/videos because my laptop is full. I'd be devastated if they were lost because most files are of family, and with my dad just passing away a few months ago, I'm afraid to buy something that could lose all my files as I can't get those memories back or make new ones with him. I looked for Father's Day deals, but it being the first holiday in my 31 years not spent with my dad, I wasn't in the right mindset to read and review the top drives for what I'm looking for. I have a lot of photos/videos, plus huge GoPro hero 9 files amount whatever else isn't on my iCloud (which is something I'd like to have a backup of as well sometime in the future because Icloud is weird and confusing to me, kinda like how I bought a huge brick of the 1TB one for $300-$400 back in 2009ish at Best Buy. I didn't know I could use it like a regular drive or SD card, so set it up with its software, meaning it's password protected, and if I remember correctly I cant update it by adding new files to it without losing my original update from 15 years ago. Plus I need a lot more space these days with 4K videos and GoPro hero 9 video files being so huge.

Any suggestions on what would be a good alternative to this? Big space, lower price that won't lose my files?

I can't spent too much because our household income is literally $0 and has been since he passed months ago. But I do need to be able to use my laptop and want to keep those files safe and not accidentally buy a Chinese knockoff or something that will break somehow. I usually buy from Amazon (never used eBay before),

Sorry, that was long! I've been finding out I talk a lot in this stage of grief (whatever it is these days). I'm like a crazy crack head these days with how much I talk/text (when not isolating).

. ..,,Anyway, I apologize and truly appreciate any suggestions you, or anyone willing to read all of this may have for me.

Thank you!
Another option is just to buy an original (first generation) Google Pixel phone. As long as the phone is in working condition you will be able to upload all or your pics and vids at full quality to your Google Photos account. This is what I have been doing for about 6 months and I haven't had any problems. The newer Pixels also allow this to an extent, but most of them only allow pics with decreased resolution and videos count towards your Google storage (only 15GB unless you pay to upgrade). So I just take pictures on my primary phone, and periodically transfer them over to my 1st gen Pixel. Once they have uploaded to Google, I delete them from both phones.
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09-03-2022 at 01:07 PM.
09-03-2022 at 01:07 PM.
Is this reliable? I have a bunch of old ones that don't work anymore. Need something good that will last. Can anyone attest to this model? Or have suggestions?
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09-05-2022 at 10:53 PM.
09-05-2022 at 10:53 PM.
Quote from Tillman91 :
I need a drive to put important photos/videos because my laptop is full. I'd be devastated if they were lost because most files are of family, and with my dad just passing away a few months ago, I'm afraid to buy something that could lose all my files as I can't get those memories back or make new ones with him. I looked for Father's Day deals, but it being the first holiday in my 31 years not spent with my dad, I wasn't in the right mindset to read and review the top drives for what I'm looking for. I have a lot of photos/videos, plus huge GoPro hero 9 files amount whatever else isn't on my iCloud (which is something I'd like to have a backup of as well sometime in the future because Icloud is weird and confusing to me, kinda like how I bought a huge brick of the 1TB one for $300-$400 back in 2009ish at Best Buy. I didn't know I could use it like a regular drive or SD card, so set it up with its software, meaning it's password protected, and if I remember correctly I cant update it by adding new files to it without losing my original update from 15 years ago. Plus I need a lot more space these days with 4K videos and GoPro hero 9 video files being so huge.

Any suggestions on what would be a good alternative to this? Big space, lower price that won't lose my files?

I can't spent too much because our household income is literally $0 and has been since he passed months ago. But I do need to be able to use my laptop and want to keep those files safe and not accidentally buy a Chinese knockoff or something that will break somehow. I usually buy from Amazon (never used eBay before),

Sorry, that was long! I've been finding out I talk a lot in this stage of grief (whatever it is these days). I'm like a crazy crack head these days with how much I talk/text (when not isolating).

. ..,,Anyway, I apologize and truly appreciate any suggestions you, or anyone willing to read all of this may have for me.

Thank you!

If you're really worried about losing files. It would be best to get three hard drives and set them up in a raid 5 configuration. That way you can easily rebuild if one hard drive fails.
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