hey everyone,
I have got a couple of Samsung HD501LJ 's 500 gb internal sataII hard drives that I am using to store all of my OLD family videos and pictures. So, obviously this stuff is valuable to me and my family and we want to make sure they are protected and maintained.
What is the best way or method to store these 2 drives?
--I was thinking just put them back in to the plastic case and bubble wrap that they came in. Then, put them in a fire safe box for long term storage.
The drives will only be taken out of the firesafe box and their package every couple of months or so. At which time, new photos or videos will be added to the drives.
Is this a good method for storage? Or is there a better way to store the drives?
Please give me any suggestions you may have for ensuring that long functioning life of these hard drives.
PS- At some point in the future, when Hard Drives, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, or Flash drives become really really cheap, I will copy these drives to one of those types of storage, because I know at some point, these 2 HDDs that I have will break on me.
THANKS!
I have got a couple of Samsung HD501LJ 's 500 gb internal sataII hard drives that I am using to store all of my OLD family videos and pictures. So, obviously this stuff is valuable to me and my family and we want to make sure they are protected and maintained.
What is the best way or method to store these 2 drives?
--I was thinking just put them back in to the plastic case and bubble wrap that they came in. Then, put them in a fire safe box for long term storage.
The drives will only be taken out of the firesafe box and their package every couple of months or so. At which time, new photos or videos will be added to the drives.
Is this a good method for storage? Or is there a better way to store the drives?
Please give me any suggestions you may have for ensuring that long functioning life of these hard drives.
PS- At some point in the future, when Hard Drives, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, or Flash drives become really really cheap, I will copy these drives to one of those types of storage, because I know at some point, these 2 HDDs that I have will break on me.
THANKS!