External hard drives: This is probably a dumb question, but if I backup my itunes library on an external hard?

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drive, do I keep the hard drive plugged into my computer at all times, or do I unplug it once I do the backup. Also, do I need and external hard drive to backup itunes, or will a flash drive suffice?

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No,you still have the file on your computer after you backed up the files.You don't need to plug to your computer all time. You only need to plug to the computer when you want to syncronize it or adding files to it.

It will be advisable to also have your important files on a flash drive with enough space, since most of the time the USB port of the external hard drive lose contact and the computer cannot recorgnise it when you connect.

Whats a good external hard drive for casual use?

David

I just want a solid external hard drive for backup purposes. I have an iMac with a 1TB hard drive. I'll never use that up, so somewhere between 640-1TB should be good. I want to be able to use it for quite a few years too. Thanks.

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"I have an iMac with a 1TB hard drive. I'll never use that up, so somewhere between 640-1TB should be good."

I have discovered a maxim about storage: 'Data expands to exceed available space". It is a corollary of 'You can never have too much speed (GHz), memory (RAM) or (disk) storage.' I remember when I got my first 3GB drive and had the feeling of never being able to fill it. I have more RAM than that now.

I would choose a good enclosure (from reviews like those at Newegg.com) and then choose an appropriately sized HDD for it. This will preclude you from vendor lock in like WD and Seagate have been doing with proprietary software in their recent all-in-one drives. This also allows you a simpler way of swapping out a dead or dying drive and reusing the casing. I have several generic enclosures that I use regularly as well as a drive dock, which is designed and built to eject drives with out opening the case (like a toaster). You might consider one of these as well.

Vantec NexStar NST-D100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817392029&cm_re=nst_d100-_-17-392-029-_-Product

Newegg's listings for enclosures by rating:

http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=92&name=External-Enclosures&Order=RATING

Good luck.

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