I will be Putting my old ssd into my new pc and formatting it and using it as a secondary drive only but the problem I have is that I have roughly 150 family photos on there that I wish to keep but unsure how i can store them? I have a m.2 drive in new system but I can’t move them over from 2 different pc?? surly there must be a way or storing photo even for a few hours max?? While I format and install???
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USB stick is an easy temporary option as I've always got one or two on my key rings or lying around. Maybe cloud stored but ultimately I'd keep any digital data long term on an old HDD. Not SSD as they need to be powered periodically to renew the cell state of charge.
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Never heard of usb sticks then...
You know mechanical drives need to also be powered up periodically. They might not have cells, but still have mechanical parts that are prone to siezing up/degradation.
+1. I thought I was missing something here. Welcome to the 00's.
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So you have a new M.2 system drive...
1. Install just the M.2 into the new PC and install Windows.
2. Connect old SATA SSD to new PC and copy files.
3. Format SATA SSD.
Advice above about backups is valid and you should do that first, and continuously in future. Losing important files isn't fun.
1. Install just the M.2 into the new PC and install Windows.
2. Connect old SATA SSD to new PC and copy files.
3. Format SATA SSD.
Advice above about backups is valid and you should do that first, and continuously in future. Losing important files isn't fun.
Old ssd has windows installed on it also, will that create a problem if I was to
Do the above and connect it to new pc then search for photo folder and move files over onto m.2 then format or clean drive????
Large usb stick a good shout..
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Should be OK so long as you select the correct boot device. Maybe just that one time, boot via the boot menu in BIOS to make sure it doesn't launch from the wrong Windows install.
I would look at some simple cloud storage.
I believe one drive gives you some free storage.
I would not try and keep this stuff on local drives or USB other than for temporary reasons. And that would only be if they were never your only copy.
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Why?? I have had stuff on usb sticks for years
One loss in a lifetime is enough. For something so simple as a cloud backup, why not.
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Yeah, websites never hacked....
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You're missing the point. Backup means a) multiple devices and b) multiple locations. That way any one copy can be lost and you're still protected.
But sure, I bet Microsoft and Google cloud storage is compromised all the time.
I have freenas.
Two raid arrays on 1. One replicates to another.
Freenas is on vpn to separate location with another freenas install, running another raid array.
That secondary freenas pushes files to s3 storage.
I don't know what a usb stick is to be honest..i have no need for the nasty rubbish that they are. They are slower to write too.
Two raid arrays on 1. One replicates to another.
Freenas is on vpn to separate location with another freenas install, running another raid array.
That secondary freenas pushes files to s3 storage.
I don't know what a usb stick is to be honest..i have no need for the nasty rubbish that they are. They are slower to write too.
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