Hi all,
It seems like my portable 2.5" hdd has died... now it makes a spinning noise
for after i plug it in, and stops after a while, and i can never detect it
anymore... :(
Fortunately i had the more important stuffs copied out...
Anyway, was wondering if it is because i have just started running a VirtualBox
image (need to bring Ubuntu around with me) directly out of it - as compared to
copying it to internal hdd before running? Would the constant heavy usage have
contributed to this? (Though i have to say, it's not very new hdd, almost 5
years old.)
Also, since i'll need to get a replacement, was also wondering if it would be a
better idea to get a couple of high capacity USB flash drives instead? Would it
be more reliable? (i believe flash drives do have read/write limit/lifespan as
well.)
Or is it just a bad practice to run applications off a USB device in the first
place?
Need some expert advice, please.
Thanks and Regards,
Edwin
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