If I place the 2.5" 7mm Seagate ST500LM030 HDD on top of another 2.5" 7mm Seagate ST500LM030 HDD, will the weight of the top HDD deform the metal of the HDD underneath, damaging the magnetic disks?
Do you mean just laying it on top?If I place the 2.5" 7mm Seagate ST500LM030 HDD on top of another 2.5" 7mm Seagate ST500LM030 HDD, will the weight of the top HDD deform the metal of the HDD underneath, damaging the magnetic disks?
Just sitting on a shelf or in a box?in storage mode not in use
It.in the horizontal position it is inside a plastic usb 3.0 enclosure case from Orico or Kesu
Have multiple copies.What precautions should be taken to maximize the lifespan of HDDs and the files inside them? Do they lose their magnetism?
for HDDs with unused files stored
But four drives of what? Four copies of your data? Or is the data on each drive the only existing copy?I have 4 drives
What type of check should I perform once a year? Is it possible without having to copy the files to the PC and without making a new copy to these HDDs?
At the very least, you need to power it/them up, and verify the data on them is still readable.I have 4 drives
What type of check should I perform once a year? Is it possible without having to copy the files to the PC and without making a new copy to these HDDs?
Having the data on more than a single drive is your safeguard for data loss.Yes, I will connect these drives and check if the data is readable, but how often? Many times a year? How can I check if they are readable without having to copy everything to the PC?
is easy lost damage files in hdd