okay to leave connected all the time? I was planning to leave it connected so it could automatically back up my new and changed files as I create them... does anyone have an opinion about that?
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All hard disk drives have spinning platters, bearings, and other moving parts, all subject to mechanical wear. Your external drive will last longer if you un-plug it while not in use. Windows 7 will eventually shut down ALL HDD's attached to the computer that are not being used; both internal and external, however, this could take about 20 minutes or so. It is best to unplug your external HDD. Steve (Electrical Engineer)
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Yes, I have it in use actualmete with backups of my files .. It works excellently
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It's been a while since I started using it, but I think I just plugged it in, and it was automatic, as I recall. I know for sure that it was easy, and hasn't required any time to keep the backups going. I think it asks you about the desired frequency of backing up, and also whether incremental or total.
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Yes it looses all data. However if you really want to keep your data just write it down and program it in later
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Yes I actually had my wifi network go down and it still recorded to the SD card during that time so this works as long as you initially have it set up on a network. Also, I never allow cloud access to it. I use it only to record to SD and I also have it automatically ftp files to a server on my own network.
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The golden rules for any backup are the data relocation (save the data to another device). That means that backing up to an additional internal HD of your same device (e.g. a RAID storage technology) it's not the best choose for me though it's automatic. If you need a quick, simple and portable backup an external HD is the good choose. Otherwise if you want spend a little more time in configurations, you can try to buy a NAS device where you can remotely save ever you want, maybe configuring also some automatic jobs for synchronization.
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Before I moved, I cleaned out my files and used mine for 4 hours. I would have to stop and empty it, but used it pretty continuously.It still works. I just wish it were larger.
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I have run a boot and a backup drive in a pair of these in my home server for years. I keep the boot drive locked to prevent accidental removals when changing data drives. No different from running them on internal connections.
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I believe it is because it is not software dependent. It uses a physical connection to back up whatever data you need to back-up. Rick
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Agree with response from Randy but add that if you have a good firewall setup you shouldn't need to powerdown the router or the drive. This also helps for timed backups during non-peak hours.
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If you leave a USB drive plugged in, connected, it will need to scan the entire drive every single time the device is turned on...? That's a major con for me.
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I'm planning on doing the same thing but only have a week or two experience with the enclosure so far. The first one failed and was quickly replaced without much fuss. So far no troubles with the new enclosure though I have not started moving files to the drive. If you are leaving it on for 24 hours you may find the blue LED a waste of energy and annoying in a darkened room. I think it would be a simple matter to unplug the LED. There's no reason it should affect the use of the drive/enclosure.
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My linkstation does not have a sleep function. I hate sleep modes. Always give problems. My model has on + off. Also an auto start function that is very unreliable. Maybe that's what you mean by a sleep function. Use On + Off and save yourself grief and wasted time. "code for NovaBackup?" What are you trying to do? Easy to backup the data on your linkstation. Backup the data folder as you have it mapped on your computer, F,G,H,I etc. Programming on the firmware is not available for backup. Contact Buffalo Tech Help by phone. Excellent help.
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Note - one of the comments was "reboot every week", and this is true, you can set it to reboot every day or every thursday etc, but that will NOT delete the recordings, it just reboots the system. To overwrite the recordings so it's a continuous loop (always removing the oldest ones to replace with the newest ones) you can set that in the config.
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I don't use my that often and I don't leave it connected, just when I want to copy or move items. I haven't had any problems with my.
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Yes. During the update I think it asked me if I want to use external storage space. Works great.
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I have always been skeptical of syncing data files and would suggest backing up and restoring your data file as you work from laptop to desktop and vice versa - or having your desktop be also the server and then access it from your laptop.