Herbert Graf wrote:

> Generally, when I start to run out of space on a drive in a major way I
> buy a new larger drive, install a fresh OS, copy my data over, and then
> store the old drive. In the long run it's probably one of the safest and
> cheapest ways of preventing data loss.

I do not have any personal experience but I've read that regular 
consumer quality hard drives (vs. enterprise class 24x7 rated drives) 
can be fairly unreliable if they are not turned on and run frequently. 
  The reports are that the bearings and other mechanical components 
are more prone to sticking, etc. in the lesser quality drives. Has 
anyone experienced a problem with this after you've pulled a drive off 
the shelf after 6 months or a year?

Tim


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