msalvetti wrote:
I'd like to get some input on a hard drive situation, although I think I already know the answer.
My backup needs are pretty modest. I have the hard drive on my laptop and two WD My Book 4TB drives. Sequence is Laptop backed up to Drive 1, and that gets backed up to Drive 2.
Unfortunately earlier this week I managed to knock Drive 2 off the table and on to the floor. Now when I plug it into the USB port on my laptop the drive lights up, but Windows Explorer doesn't see it (although Device Manager does). Computer Management shows the drive as not initialized, but when I try to initialize I get an I/O error.
This drive is toast, right? I might as well upgrade to the next size up, so I'm looking to replace it with a 6TB My Book. I can get one for $150.
Thanks,
Mark
Ouch!
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JWilsonphoto wrote:
Good Evening Mark,
My impression is that you have accurately assessed your predicament. But don't trust me, I erased a 24 TB RAID Array late this afternoon by mistaking it for a new array I need to initialize in SoftRaid..... Multiple back ups are a wonderful thing!
msalvetti wrote:
I'd like to get some input on a hard drive situation, although I think I already know the answer.
My backup needs are pretty modest. I have the hard drive on my laptop and two WD My Book 4TB drives. Sequence is Laptop backed up to Drive 1, and that gets backed up to Drive 2.
Unfortunately earlier this week I managed to knock Drive 2 off the table and on to the floor. Now when I plug it into the USB port on my laptop the drive lights up, but Windows Explorer doesn't see it (although Device Manager does). Computer Management shows the drive as not initialized, but when I try to initialize I get an I/O error.
This drive is toast, right? I might as well upgrade to the next size up, so I'm looking to replace it with a 6TB My Book. I can get one for $150.
Thanks,
Mark
Ouch!
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JWilsonphoto wrote:
Good Evening Mark,
My impression is that you have accurately assessed your predicament. But don't trust me, I erased a 24 TB RAID Array late this afternoon by mistaking it for a new array I need to initialize in SoftRaid..... Multiple back ups are a wonderful thing!
Double and triple ouch!!!
May 12, 2017 at 10:07 AM
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Multiple back ups are a wonderful thing!