Memory

forgotmyname

I have had far more USB sticks fail than other storage media. Usually with total data loss.  SSD's can suffer the same as can mechanical
hard drives. Nice shiny 2TB drive purchased to move all my photo's from various old drives and computers. The day after it failed to power
up. Totally dead no noise, no warnings.  And yet I have some seriously hard worked 250GB drives that just will not die.

SSD's can give warnings when they start to degrade, USB sticks are usually OK one minute and dead the next.

Carrot007

forgotmyname said:

I have had far more USB sticks fail than other storage media. Usually with total data loss.  SSD's can suffer the same as can mechanical
hard drives. Nice shiny 2TB drive purchased to move all my photo's from various old drives and computers. The day after it failed to power
up. Totally dead no noise, no warnings.  And yet I have some seriously hard worked 250GB drives that just will not die.

SSD's can give warnings when they start to degrade, USB sticks are usually OK one minute and dead the next.

I have never had a usb stick die before it became so small another one was bought ;-) (I would not consider under 128gb these days).

I also but decent drives with good reviews (and nothing under usb 3.1 these days). Of course you may but 2tb drives off amazon for £20 ;-) (Thery are there amoing many less obvious fakes if you prioritise cost above everything else).

Also I would never have just one backup. Depoendign on what it is I may have 8 backups! But it really depends on whjat it is.

SSD's and USB sticks both can both give warings but they are non existant compared to hard drives. Backups at a bare minimum = 1. The used copy. 2. On site backup. 3. off site backups. 4. Very important stuff on the clould stuff you have but probably ignore.

78daniel

i have been browsing all morning, please advise.

is this the type of thing i need to buy

• External Hard Drive 160GB Ultra Slim Portable Hard Drive USB 3.0 HDD Storage Compatible for PC,Mac, Laptop, Xbox, Xbox one, PS4(Black) UnionSine-HD-006External Hard Drive 160GB Ultra Slim Portable Hard Drive USB 3.0 HDD Storage Compatible for PC,Mac, Laptop, Xbox, Xbox one, PS4(Black) UnionSine-HD-006
• In stock
• This will be a giftThis is a gift Learn more
• Capacity: 160GB
• Colour: Black

Qty:0 (Delete)12345678910+Qty:1     

£19.79

Save 10%

Collect Voucher

• Sonnics 320GB Purple External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 Compatible with Windows PC, Mac, Smart tv, XBOX ONE & PS4Sonnics 320GB Purple External Portable Hard drive USB 3.0 Compatible with Windows PC, Mac, Smart tv, XBOX ONE & PS4
• In stock
• This will be a giftThis is a gift Learn more
• Capacity: 320GB
• Colour: Purple

Qty:0 (Delete)12345678910+Qty:1     

£18.99

• Maxone External Hard Drive 160GB Portable Hard Disk Storage -USB 3.0 Ultra Slim Aluminum HDD Backup for PC/Desktop/Laptop/TV/Mac/MacBook/Chromebook/Windows - GoldMaxone External Hard Drive 160GB Portable Hard Disk Storage -USB 3.0 Ultra Slim Aluminum HDD Backup for PC/Desktop/Laptop/TV/Mac/MacBook/Chromebook/Window…
• In stock
• This will be a giftThis is a gift Learn more
• Capacity: 160GB
• Colour: Gold

Qty:0 (Delete)12345678910+Qty:1     

£19.99

Join Prime to save £2.00 on this item

• External Hard Drive 120GB Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive USB3.0 HDD Storage Compatible for PC, Mac, Laptop, Xbox, Xbox one, PS4 (Grey) UnionSine-HD-006
• In stock
• This will be a giftThis is a gift Learn more
• Capacity: 120GB
• Colour: Grey

Qty:0 (Delete)12345678910+Qty:1     

£17.99

Save 10%

Collect Voucher

2.5" Portable External Hard Drive 160GB-USB 3.0 Ultra Slim Alumi... was removed from Shopping Basket.

Subtotal (4 items): £76.76

The price and availability of items at Amazon.co.uk are subject to change. The shopping basket is a temporary place to store a list of your items and reflects each item's most recent price.

Do you have a gift card or promotional code? We'll ask you to enter your claim code when it's time to pay.

forgotmyname

Your going to trust your data to unknown Chinese products?    Who knows whats inside those units. 10 year old used laptop drives?
Reviews are not even the product listed.  320 - 500gb units.   Reviews... Corrupt files lost data really noisy... My guess used laptop
drives recovered from dead or scrap machines.

For less than £40 you can get a Seagate or Toshiba 1TB drive.  5x more capacity and a proper branded item.

78daniel

 I selected these because they were the ones showing as most purchased items, and had more stars
I will look for seagate and Toshiba ones .
I have mainly family photos and videos which I want to save 

forgotmyname

Stars and feedback can be purchased.   Check the product sold for the good feedback and its not the
product on sale now.  Amazons feedback system is a mess.

You can sell an item and get lots of great reviews then change the listing to something totally different
and keep the great feedback.  Hence the odd comments about batteries etc.

Puzzled at their % system also.  2600 sales where 205 are 1star reviews and that is 5%?

outtatune

78daniel said:

 I selected these because they were the ones showing as most purchased items, and had more stars
I will look for seagate and Toshiba ones .
I have mainly family photos and videos which I want to save 

Amazon's star rating system is easily manipulated.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-HDTB410EK3AA-2-5-Inch-Portable-External/dp/B07997KKSK?ref_=Oct_d_otopr_d_430544031&pd_rd_w=4RwwK&pf_rd_p=cd45a2fa-f85e-4c71-9991-61ca44477962&pf_rd_r=E5NAHJE874XQ1D01KPWT&pd_rd_r=1b6b3f6e-b19f-437d-aecc-1d26ffbdedf2&pd_rd_wg=kSJJb&pd_rd_i=B07997KKSK&th=1

You'll struggle to find anything trustworthy for less money.

[Deleted User]

I notice your smallest drive in your list was 120GB.

For £15.99 per year you can get 100GB of Google Drive storage.

78daniel

hi, - forgotmyname-

'Are you comparing a 32GB memory card to a TB hard drive?   240GB SSD for £21  (Adata, Kingston or Integral)
£3 for an adapter cable to plug the drive into a USB port if you need portability.

You may not need a 240GB drive? so even cheaper?'

i am still browsing,could you give me a link to any of the above items, 

or i have come across this one , which i would like your views on, although it costs a bit more


https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07997KKSK/ref=ewc_pr_img_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&th=1

SiliconChip

Having lost data when I dropped a removable disk a few years ago I now purchase ones that have at least a degree of external protection, primarily ones produced by Transcend such as

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transcend-Excellent-anti-shock-protection-lightning-fast/dp/B07B4CJ4KS/ref=sr_1_17?crid=2R8U05WK6SR64&keywords=hard%2Bdrive&qid=1648908385&refinements=p_89%3ATranscend&rnid=1632651031&s=computers&sprefix=hard%2Bdrive%2Caps%2C171&sr=1-17&th=1