On Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 9:05 AM Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Dec 2021, Bill Barry wrote: > > > You should first confirm that it is not the cable or the USB port. > > Bill, > > Good point, but I don't have another cable. The enclosure end is > square-ish, > not a USB type A or C. But, I moved the computer end from the hub to the > desktop and it still won't mount. > > The one desktop has a 100G SSB for the OS and a 2T hard drive for /home, > /opt, and /data. Dirvish does incremental daily backups so I assume that a > 2T hard drive would have plenty of capacity as I keep backups for only one > month. For a replacement: SSD or platters? > > > > Thanks, > > Rich. > I would think that depends on budget and how critical the backup is. A remote backup is a very good idea to protect against fire etc. SSDs are really fast and reliable. Platters are cheaper. Bill >
