I use a simple 2.5" external usb drive connecter to my router as a shared drive on my home network. I also use it to run my router’s torrent download tool and get new content.

The external drive is not new and I worry that with the constant load it might fail one day. It’s also slow sometimes when watching content directly from it with kodi.

What would you suggest I replace it with? Would a 3.5" external usb drive be safer?

  • SheeEttin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    1 year ago

    Any drive has the possibility of failure. If you value the contents, have a way to recover, either by restoring from backup or by re-downloding your media.

    • scottywh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Correction:

      Every drive has the certainty of inevitable failure.

      It’s only a question of when. Backup everything and backup your backups if you care about the contents.