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Question

Waterproof bag/pouch for External Hard Drive?

Mar 20, 2012 2:46AM PDT

I recently purchased a 1.5 TB portable Seagate GoFlex drive to use for off-site backup in a safety deposit box at the bank. One thing I thought may be good for it, in case of a water leak or the bank's sprinkler system goes off, is a water-proof bag or some sort of water-proof padded pouch (if anyone can recommend one, I'm all ears). But my concern with that was... would a water-proof bag be too air tight and create some condensation/moisture inside that would be bad for the drive? Just trying to figure out if I should get one or not before I go on the search for a small one for my drive.

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Unless
Mar 20, 2012 3:19AM PDT

you anticipate the bank falling off the continent into the ocean, use a ziploc, for pennies or even better, free at airport TSA checkpoints.

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I am
Mar 20, 2012 5:53AM PDT

just wondering if having it in a ziploc bag would create moisture from being in the bag? ziploc bags are completely water-proof?

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Easy to solve. Add desiccant.
Mar 20, 2012 6:02AM PDT
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Wet pack
Sep 3, 2013 2:48AM PDT

This is for storage or actual use?

If in use, NO! don't do as that defeats any cooling. You may want a simple plastic bag if not in use. However, any of those deli type containers or Rubbermaid types, etc., will easily allow a ext. drive to be stored. However, the best protection is a padded Pelican case, google for their web site or vendor source.

http://www.pelicancasesforless.com/

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