My desk-top is a 4ghz home brew I5 quad system. I use a 500GB drive for all the data, both system & apps. I have a 250GB I mirror to.
I use:
- ccleaner to purge scrap data, several times a week, w/7x over write
- MYDEFRAG to reorg data, monthly, including free space
- xxclone to mirror, monthly
The image is boot-able. If one fails, I just switch cables and go. This has happened twice in the last 10 yrs.
There is a total of data store of 200GB.
One drive is 5 YO, the other 8YO and I'm starting to think I need coverage.
I'm thinking about getting a 500GB drive and a front load 5.25 inch drive bay slot hot-plug for the drive. Like a CD/DVD drive bay OR an external USB 3 plugged drive. This would allow me to put the back-up copy in the safe.
The SSD appeals to me for technology and portability, but I am concerned about durability.
Anyone want to opine??
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