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Re: [LUG] External Hard Drives - any to avoid?

 

Simon Williams wrote:
> 
> I use it to make backups. It's been formatted ext3. When not in use the 
> drive remains unmounted. Then I mount, and start the backup. A few 
> minutes later I get lots of messages on the command line and in dmesg 
> about the drive not responding or something similar. 

Do cut and paste them for us next time it happens.

Does sound like an issue.

Anyway guess I need to have a clean down and see if I can fit my data on
the Cube - if so I guess I might migrate to the Cube and save the planet
a little CO2.

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