off reaper topic...but I just lost another 1.5yr old 500gig internal HD, Seagate Barracuda. Dead.
Is it just me or is it crap is made cheaper and crashes more and more?
geeez....seems every 2 months I have a hardrive fail or something freezing up or a ps dead(which happened this weak too.
it is a 2005 pc this time. but the HD was new.
Took it to a tech, and he scratched his head and said it was dead. (luckily had everything backed up this time thought to a USB HD....and bought another USB HD today for more backing up).
I guess what around 5yrs old throw the pc away and get a new one? What do you guys do?
I backup for backups myself. Drive failure is a hit and miss thing. Some can last 10 years, some 6 months. ..
I run my OS on two Seagate 1TB Barracudas in RAID 1. That way, if one fails, I just replace it and continue on with no loss of programs. I record to an external 1TB Barracuda. It only spins while recording, so hope it lasts a while. Still, every time I complete a session, I will back up the files to another external drive. Just in case thing. Depending on the project, it usually only takes a few clicks to start the backup, then walk away.
I am actually contemplating a backup for backup drive or cloud service thing. I do not know what the hell I would do if I lost a project. Start over I suppose...I do not wish to go there...
'All' Drives fail eventually. Hopefully my life lasts longer.
Good to be a little paranoid and spend a few bucks, especially if it is other peoples interests involved.
off topic...jimmy, Michael Morrow and that Gimme track is really pro-level, whats the secret to those guitar tracks? hmmm? Gibson, PRS? tube marshall and a 57? some comp? ...sounds great, you nailed it.
Wow I never noticed this - RAID can be used as a redundancy method for the OS drive.... I run my OS on two Seagate 1TB Barracudas in RAID 1. That way, if one fails, I just replace it and continue on with no loss of programs. ..