5OOGB Free online storage (forever or for 1yr)? Is this free storage forever or for 1 yr?
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"ASUS WebStorage is a complimentary trial service for 1 year after registration. Actual storage capacity varies by model."
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Like most external USB drives, I'd not rely on it for long-term backups over one year. Augment it with a cloud product that is acceptable for the type of data being backed up (i.e. personal, confidential, commercial, etc.). In my experience, none of the disks used in these devices are high-grade, and in commercial applications, we'll go to a NAS with RAID.
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I beleive the storage is up to 90 days (or up to a year with reduces charge) , however, please note, it is best to store these in a safe indoor environment, as extreme heat or Cold can damage, and or reduce battery life span and capacity. Thank you, BuysPro
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Looks like the size question got answered already, after using it for a few months it seems the C drive is really just supposed to be 100% for your operating system. The system will boot/restart in a matter of seconds. the 1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive has plenty of capacity to store everything else.
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I have no idea what that actually means (F age 72), but this is on Amazon under 'Product Description'. "1TB hard drive capacity means more music, games, videos and files you can store plus free 32GB ASUS cloud storage for 3 years (valued at $49.99)2"
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I have a 350 gig that I have been storing on for 3 years... it is only 1/3 of the way full. 1 T8 has over 3 times the storage... I scan and save 1000 pages a day for 5 days a week..Hope this helps.
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a 500Gb for only 4 cameras only record for 24 hours continual and it will write over automatic every day if you want longer record time you have to change the hard drive to a bigger one a 1 tb will record 4 cameras for 45 days it says but I haven't had a chance to test my system for that time yet.You will get longer record time if you change the settings to motion only.The new hard drive runs about 100.00 I was alittle upset that they didn't let me know that before I bought the system and you have to have a special hard drive that works with this system.You can not use a usb hard drive it has to bea internal drive not a external drive.Hope this helps and answers your question. a 500Gb for only 4 cameras only record for 24 hours continual and it will write over automatic every day if you want longer record time you have to change the hard drive to a bigger one a 1 tb will record 4 cameras for 45 days it says but I haven't had a chance to test my system for that time yet.You will get longer record time if you change the settings to motion only.The new hard drive runs about 100.00 I was alittle upset that they didn't let me know that before I bought the system and you have to have a special hard drive that works with this system.You can not use a usb hard drive it... » Read More a 500Gb for only 4 cameras only record for 24 hours continual and it will write over automatic every day if you want longer record time you have to change the hard drive to a bigger one a 1 tb will record 4 cameras for 45 days it says but I haven't had a chance to test my system for that time yet.You will get longer record time if you change the settings to motion only.The new hard drive runs about 100.00 I was alittle upset that they didn't let me know that before I bought the system and you have to have a special hard drive that works with this system.You can not use a usb hard drive it has to bea internal drive not a external drive.Hope this helps and answers your question. « Show Less
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I think you can chose which gb you would like to use depending on how much storage you want. I hope this answers your question.
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There is no monthly fee for this device. So you can store it as long as you want to.
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Thanks for your viewpoint. I am starting big (120 GB), and to come across a little guy for those care free jaunts could be of interest. I do like your "heavy" reference...Funny.....
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I have been using WD drives for many years, and only one crashed on me. It was 100 degree temperature when it crashed. It was still in warranty, and WD is very good on warranty. In general, choose HDDs with long warranty period. This one has 5 years warranty instead of the average 1-3 years, and it runs cool. I use it as the primary OS drive for my desktop. But bad things will and do happen. So I (1) separate the programs and data into 2 HDDs, and (2) back up the data to an external drive everyday. In my laptop, I use a 64-g flash drive as my data HDD. I have a DOS macro to do the backing up. I have been using WD drives for many years, and only one crashed on me. It was 100 degree temperature when it crashed. It was still in warranty, and WD is very good on warranty. In general, choose HDDs with long warranty period. This one has 5 years warranty instead of the average 1-3 years, and it runs cool. I use it as the primary OS drive for my desktop. But bad things will and do happen. So I (1) separate the programs and data into 2 HDDs, and (2) back up the data to an external drive everyday. In my laptop, I use a 64-g flash drive as my data HDD. I have a DOS macro to do the backing up.
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It says it's 4GB, but you can really use about 1GB, the rest is used by the OS
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If you Google the question, it still remains to be seen if the data after 25-50 years is still completely intact. There are numerous factors that can affect this, ie., how they are stored (such as upright in their case, humidity free, etc.) gravity, how they have been handled, manufacturer quality control, etc. If you want long life, I would look into archival gold dvd's. Their quality and life expectancy is rated higher than these standard disks. I have used hundreds of these disks over a decade but could not begin to know how long they will last, even handling and storing them properly.
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depending on the wear level a 64 GB drive should last a basic install a decently long time. as long as you limit the write-wear that you stress on it, it will survive.
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I just leave it connected to my computer and backup once a day using time machine. There's no charge that I'm aware of for the cloud back-up.
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It's hard to say. I've had varied experience with Seagate drives. Some have lasted 7 or 8 years; and one lasted only 2 years. I've only had this one for a few months. I don't take chances. I back up my computers daily to this drive; and I back it up monthly to another large drive that I keep away from the house. I hope this helps.
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I have a 32g in mine, and it's 5 yrs old. The only downside is that it takes a while to refresh after you have added files to it.