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Filled HDD speeds and SATA SSD drives longevity
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There should be no problem streaming 4k from HDDs as others said. As to SSDs, depends how long are you going to store them without power but I'd say they will be fine for several moths or even more. Again, backups. Also, I'd run CrystalDiskInfo to check drives health: https://www.pcsteps.com/2530-predict-hard-disk-failure-crystal-disk-info/