“How long is this external drive known to last? I've used of other marks before & lost info or was locked out after 3 years of constant use”
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Obviously I can’t speak to this specific device, but I have a couple of SSD drives that are still running six years later with no apparent issues. I would suggest that you consider the use case and make your choices accordingly. If you are using a drive to make regular backups, I would recommend replacing it every three years, which jibes with your experience. Speed, capacity and price should make that a favorable time anyway. There is also the difference between “have to have” and “nice to have” backup protection that only you are equipped to decide. This drive wouldn’t be my first choice for backup storage, where capacity is more important than speed. This is a blazing fast external drive, but it’s capacity is only 500 gb. I use this as a caching drive and it’s worked wonderfully for that purpose and it’s small size makes it highly portable.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have only recently started to utilize these drives, but I have had other audio visual professional colleagues that swear by them and have used them for years. They are very fast and small and the metal chassis makes them a real good bet overall for durability as well. As with ALL SSD or Traditional Drives, you need to back up your files periodically and run disk first aid and cleaning software regularly and maintain all drives, because NO DRIVE IS FOOL PROOF especially "After Constant use" regardless of brand(s). Maintain realistic expectations with this and other technology gear. These are however very solid, fast and so far dependable. Good luck.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I remember reading years ago that one does not defrag thumb drives... [lots of writing as files are "reconstructed"] You can only WRITE to these electronic devices [chips/semiconductors/...] so many times. Same for the "main" SSD. SO - none of these will last forever. If it's important - HAVE 2 copies [backups] of it, as one may/will eventually fail/die/be-lost/stolen/fall-down-the drain/... There are a few different types of chips used, and I don't know the reliability/failure-rate for them. [cnet used to have great arts re this real-world reality] There are numerous "backup preservation" strategies to employ, depending on how valuable/irreplaceable your data is. For ex, let's say you have 3gig of baby pics in a folder on your main drive for quick access to show every time the in-laws come over. You have backup-#1 on some OTHER PHYSICAL device/drive/disk [not a copy of the folder on the same disk]. Let's say, every year this other backup drive exists, loaded up with other backups, copy the whole drive to a new device/drive/disk. [Honoring the assertion that any device can go bad... ever hear of "Murphy's Law"?] Some other answer mentioned "disk first aid and cleaning software" ; they're correct; these tools "refresh" the data in-place or to another device. The crux is to have 'n' separate, physically different copies of your valuables, and don't store them all in one place. In a bank I worked at, at the end--of-the-day, after all the books were closed, 1 backup was kept in-house for quick access, and a second backup was sent to a fire-proof vault off-site...
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.That depends on your particular use case. If you just fill it up with games or programs then only load from it, it will last much longer than if you constantly delete files and write new ones.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hey Luis, If it helps, this back-up is a solid state hard drive. Theoretically, it should be around for a few decades.
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