WD Passport failed with all my video backup

[pchan]

Hi All,

It's bad. But I still have all my tapes in the drybox. Need to spend time transferring to digital media again.
So, which is better SSD or HDD? From what I read on the internet, SSD is better. All my video files can fit into 1TB.
One 1TB NVME SSD and an USB enclosure should enough. Any idea ?

Thank you.

[Alwyn]

Sorry to hear that.

The only HDD failure I had was gradual and I was able to get the data off it (used a specialised data recovery service). The only SSD failure I had was instant. Dead. It reset itself. I would never have my "backups" on an SSD.

And, of course, have at least 2 copies (on different types/makes of drive) of your digital files. That will prevent the position you are now find yourself in.

[krykmoon]

So, which is better SSD or HDD?

There's no.. "better": they have different uses and each type has pros and cons.

SSD are - a lot - faster and more "resistant" (not having mechanical parts, it's only electronics).. but if you write/delete/rewrite a lot on your drive it may be a problem (SSDs have a fixed number of writing cycles.. )

Mechanical hard drives (there are different types.. but basically all work the same way) are a lot more "fragile" than SSD and ways SLOOOWER .. but they don't have fixed writing cycles and they can last decades, especially if you use a good (stable) power supply on your pc (that is often the most overlooked part of the system)

PS: As Alwyn pointed out.. SSD aren't meant for backups .. they're very fast drives to use with OSes and software/games.

[aedipuss]

i have 3 nas boxes with redundant backup for all my files. can't lose anything.

[pchan]

Thanks for all the comments.

I hope my Sony camcorder still works. Another few days of video capturing.