If you have a huge / unlimited cloud storage then maybe?
No, man. When you send the files to cloud, they make a super-safe backup to FBI/CIA/Homeland Security severs. You can just ask them to send you the copy.I wouldn't trust a cloud storage solution to keep my files and not corrupt them somehow over time
Years ago that was the case but testing recently showed that there's only like 0.1 to 0.3% difference between most manufactures. They're basically all the same but when you sell millions of drives there could always be a bad batch or model. Every drive will fail eventually. Backblaze does some really through testing of thousands of drives and puts out reports each year of exactly which brand and models are more likely to fail.hmm, aren't Seagates in general not very reliable?
I think I remember hearing that but that was a while ago so I dunno if that's still the case
Lol this isn't true at allIs your console turned off when you don't use it? Completely turned off, not power savings mode. Because otherwise the HDDs run 24/7 and are not built for that, you need server grade HDDs for that.
Did not know this. Thanks for the info. I'll need to buy a modern USB stick at some point..PS4 has a nice feature that allows you to back up ALL saves at once to USB. There is no reason not to use it occasionally ;)
I have no idea what the problem was, but the drive itself wasn't even recognized when connected to a PC, just the enclosure.If this is the problem then surely it can be repaired. Now if the problem was the physical platters then the data would be unrecoverable.
I transitioned away from mechanical drives way back and couldn't imagine a situation I'd want to use them anymore. They're a bit more expensive, but I can live with a bit smaller drive since I don't keep everything installed anyway.
Why are people still buying Seagate products? Their hard drives have always had relatively high failure rates in comparison to other brands, so you're really shooting dice with their discs. HGST drive failures are nearly unheard of in comparison, and tend to perform better as well.
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-stats-for-2017/
Don't buy Seagate drives, ever. If shopping for HDD's, go Western Digital or HGST, (which incidentally I believe is owned by Western Digital now), and for SSD's go Samsung or Sandisk.
They have had a couple of specific models known for bad reliability, and Backblaze's stats are skewed by the drives they bought up due to the Thailand floods, but generally they are not significantly worse than other manufacturers.hmm, aren't Seagates in general not very reliable?
I think I remember hearing that but that was a while ago so I dunno if that's still the case
I would always recommend doing multiple full surface write+read tests with any new drives before putting data on them to weed out the ones that are going to fail prematurely. I've had good success with that so far.18 months is a bit quick though. Three+ years, sure, but at 18 months in a device that probably hasn't been moved once that's quick. Especially since it has a 5 year warranty. Seagate didn't plunk that long of a warranty on it expecting to have to replace them so soon.
You can just external USB the 2TB HDD. That's what I do, 750GB SSD and 4TB external USB. Transfer new games to SSD and move them to HDD when I no longer play them.i actually have been planning to switch back to a SSD when i get my SpiderPro next month, it will have to be a 1TB SSD though so going from 2TB HDD to 1TB SSD is gonna suck storage wise but im more confident in my samsung ssds than im in all my HDD purchases lol
You can just external USB the 2TB HDD. That's what I do, 750GB SSD and 4TB external USB. Transfer new games to SSD and move them to HDD when I no longer play them.
Interesting, I too heard a clicking sound shortly before it failed. I had no idea that was the hdd. Too bad, maybe I would have had enough time to back up all personal data if I had known.I bought a 2TB Seagate Firecuda and it started clicking and failed in my PS4 before it had even finished doing the first time setup, and that's not the only trouble I've had with Seagate. Not a brand i would touch again sadly.
I'm looking at this too. What worries me though is how hot does it run?So, I went ahead and ordered a 1TB Evo 860. Once I get the Firecuda back, maybe I'll just put it into a USB enclosure and use it as external drive for games I rarely play.
So, I went ahead and ordered a 1TB Evo 860. Once I get the Firecuda back, maybe I'll just put it into a USB enclosure and use it as external drive for games I rarely play.