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Title: Which external Hard Drive
Post by: TMG1961 on May 07, 2018, 03:16:20 PM

I am looking for a external hard drive. But as i have absolutely no idea what is a good one i thought i ask you guys.
Looking for a 1TB drive, no SSD. Laptop has a usb 3.0 port. Going to use it only for backups and my photos.


Thanks for the help.

Title: Re: Which external Hard Drive
Post by: Jocklad on May 07, 2018, 03:24:23 PM

I bought a new 1TB WD Elements HDD about a year ago for backup.


Never had a problem with it.  :)

Title: Re: Which external Hard Drive
Post by: TMG1961 on May 07, 2018, 03:30:10 PM

Thanks Jocklad, just had a look, its 55 euro here in The Netherlands.

Title: Re: Which external Hard Drive
Post by: bitsnpcs on May 08, 2018, 07:27:13 AM

Hello TMG1961,

I use a WD mypassport (red), it was difficult to get working, I needed help from the forum staff, it comes with preinstalled software etc -
https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/hard-drives-and-ssd's/does-it-look-right/ (https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/hard-drives-and-ssd's/does-it-look-right/)

Since solved how to remove that and format, it has worked okay.

Title: Re: Which external Hard Drive
Post by: TMG1961 on May 08, 2018, 10:07:16 AM

Quote from: bitsnpcs on May 08, 2018, 07:27:13 AM

Hello TMG1961,

I use a WD mypassport (red), it was difficult to get working, I needed help from the forum staff, it comes with preinstalled software etc -
https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/hard-drives-and-ssd's/does-it-look-right/ (https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/hard-drives-and-ssd's/does-it-look-right/)


Since solved how to remove that and format, it has worked okay.

Thank you. Will have a look to see what the difference is between that one and the WD Elements