“Is this hard drive rugged? Will it survive accidental drops or fall?”

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• No. This is a typical plastic cased hard drive. I would avoid dropping it.

  Answered by Jolo 5 years ago

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• I have only owned this one for a while but did break my last one by it merely sliding off a desk onto a floor so no... it is not super durable but does a great job for the price. Also just a tip to always have power cord plugged in when using it with a laptop. If you run on battery power only... you run the risk of the drive freezing due to low power. I had it happen on my old WD backup drive and now always make sure to have charger plugged into my laptop before I do a backup.

  Answered by oldrockfan 4 years ago

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• It can take a beating, I wouldn't suggest intentionally trying to damage it, yet I've dropped it from 4ft desk onto hard wood floor 2x and it had no issue.

  Answered by BestbuyEnthusiast 5 years ago

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