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Question

I have a TwinMOS 250gb portable hard drive

Dec 17, 2011 3:40AM PST

<span id="INSERTION_MARKER">is it safe for me to keep it plugged into my desktop all the time even if i shutdown my desktop and yes it is usb connected Silly

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(NT) Yes.
Dec 17, 2011 3:44AM PST
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(NT) so i will not damage my hard disk
Dec 17, 2011 5:21AM PST
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No.
Dec 17, 2011 5:25AM PST

But hard disks do fail, even external disks, and you need to understand that.

So, we always say, backup, backup, backup. That is, backup 3 times.

Mark

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It's worse than what you said.
Dec 17, 2011 7:06AM PST

Not do you say this three times, all the CNET Moderators are repeating this with you.

After we say that 3 times in unison all the moderators say in unison the following.

"We only lose what we didn't backup."

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Back up
Dec 18, 2011 1:42AM PST

And I too will echo what the moderators are saying 'We only lose what we didn't back up" Boy that ought to do it, if it doesn't oh well.