Uses for 20G and Up HDDs

Hi,

The largest HDD I have is 10G, with over 6G free space. I already had
to replace a couple HDDs. Anything I want to save, has been "burned" on CD
Roms. If your computer is not used for collecting videos or music, or used
as a server, why in the world would anyone want a 20G or larger HDD?
You can't depend on HDD's for reliable safe long term storage.

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active key logger (spyware) in your PC.

From: (Brad)
Date: 06/07/2004 4:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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Hi,

The largest HDD I have is 10G, with over 6G free space. I already had
to replace a couple HDDs. Anything I want to save, has been "burned" on CD
Roms. If your computer is not used for collecting videos or music, or used
as a server, why in the world would anyone want a 20G or larger HDD?
You can't depend on HDD's for reliable safe long term storage.

Thanks in advance, Brad


Guess everybody's needs are different. This PC that I'm writing this on had a
20g drive with roughly 6g free, and it's not a server, and I don't collect
music or videos. In roughly 15 yrs of messing with PC's I've never had a drive
fail (knock on wood!!) yet. But I do frequent backups to another drive anyway.
Guess I've just been lucky.
Chris

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

The largest HDD I have is 10G, with over 6G free
space. I already had
to replace a couple HDDs. Anything I want to save, has
been "burned" on CD
Roms. If your computer is not used for collecting
videos or music, or used
as a server, why in the world would anyone want a 20G or
larger HDD?
You can't depend on HDD's for reliable safe long term
storage.

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active key logger (spyware) in your
PC.

.
I see your point and agree to a certain degree,and for a
vast majority of home users who do some Web surfing,e-
mail,and now and then run a few non video programs,a 20GB
drive is sufficient.For anybody else,20GB isn't enough(i
store a ton of music in wav format to burn my custom
cd's).Even for people who have a ton of programs which
they don't use daily or even weekly(like me),having the
quick access to the info(either programs or files you
created)a disk drive affords sure beats mounting a cd and
copying a file back on the system to edit and or view it.I
do agree with you,if it's that important,you should save
or burn it to a removable media as you never know with
disk drives.Also,other than maybe the surplus bins at a pc
show,you would be hard pressed to find a 20GB drive these
days.

Am seeing many assumptions on your part.
One being is that many people replace hard drives on regular basis due to
some reason being forced to do so. Not true.
Another assumption is that a system not used for A/V, or similar large file
size data does not require a HD larger than 20GB.
Just off the wall, an XP OS with NTFS partition plus a standard 98SE OS with
a few apps installed on each will easily eat that space including their
corresponding swap files. Any smart person doing regular image backups of
their 98/98SEOS partition can eat that space in a few weeks with just a
98/98SE OS and a few apps installed. Many purchase software online and save
the software file(s) on their HD, eating space each purchase. And more
space with free updated software.
A couple of my HDs have files in excess of 5 years old. You FAILED to
define reliable long term storage, and what media and supporting hardware
are you are suggesting as a recourse.

Bear in mind SOP (standard operating procedure) is to backup data to DVD,
CD, and/or tape on my system in event of HD failure. As media hardware
support changes with a new or different OS, so must the media and its
hardware on that OS or recovery software. What recourse is there if a new
OS installed does not support the backup data file format structure, the
hardware supporting the media, or the media format itself?
Getting better are bios translation for HDs between different PCs. Not
universal yet, but its headed that way.
Probably just wasted my time as you probably won't respond except with
drivel and desperation by weak, unsustantiated or pointless counterpoint.
Otherwise known as trolling.
"Brad" wrote in message
...
Hi,

The largest HDD I have is 10G, with over 6G free space. I already
had
to replace a couple HDDs. Anything I want to save, has been "burned" on
CD
Roms. If your computer is not used for collecting videos or music, or
used
as a server, why in the world would anyone want a 20G or larger HDD?
You can't depend on HDD's for reliable safe long term storage.

Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active key logger (spyware) in your PC.