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We are digital librarians. Among us are represented the various reasons to keep data -- legal requirements, competitive requirements, uncertainty of permanence of cloud services, distaste for transmitting your data externally (e.g. government or corporate espionage), cultural and familial archivists, internet collapse preppers, and people who do it themselves so they're sure it's done right. Everyone has their reasons for curating the data they have decided to keep (either forever or For A Damn Long Time (tm) ). Along the way we have sought out like-minded individuals to exchange strategies, war stories, and cautionary tales of failures.

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[โ€“] MaksDampf@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

looks like it. you can still use it in a nas. just connect it to a usb port instead of sata, it should be fine except possibly limited SMART Info.

[โ€“] -ThatGingerKid-@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Good to know. I was dumb and broke the case, though ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

[โ€“] -ThatGingerKid-@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

What do you mean be SMART info?

[โ€“] HTWingNut@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

WD and Toshiba portable drives have USB soldered on. Seagate portables still have a SATA interface.

[โ€“] -ThatGingerKid-@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Good to know, thank you

some Samsung drives also do have USB soldered on, I have one (Seagate drive, Samsung enclosure).

[โ€“] iamofnohelp@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Upload more pictures. Some of those were removable. Not sure about this model.

[โ€“] TADataHoarder@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm guessing there's no SATA beneath all of this?

Correct, these are native USB drives.
You are stuck with this so you might as well put it back in the case.

[โ€“] -ThatGingerKid-@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I'm dumb and I broke the case ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

[โ€“] s00mika@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Technically not native USB, they usually have a SATA to USB translator chip soldered

[โ€“] Beaver_On_Fire@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Most external 2.5" drives do not have sata connections. Only the 3.5" drives are a reasonable safe bet, and it's still not a sure thing. Best to look up the drive before purchasing.