Sweet Shoppe Designs

  #1  
Old 04-23-2019, 11:20 AM
kendallt's Avatar
kendallt kendallt is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 5,677
Default EHD Recommendations

So, my Western Digital EHD just died...right before NSD. I'm not panicking (yet) because I back up everything onto two EHD's, so my files are safe, but I obviously need to go ahead and order another one.

Is there a certain brand you recommend? I'm disappointed that my WD has kicked the bucket when it's not even that old, so I'm not sure I want to order another of that brand.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 04-23-2019, 11:31 AM
littlekiwi's Avatar
littlekiwi littlekiwi is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 3,368
Default

Think all of mine have been Western Digital or Seagate, possibly a mix of both and no complaints here
__________________



Scrappy Instagram

Creative Team Member for The Lilypad & Studio Liv




Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 04-23-2019, 11:44 AM
KristinCB's Avatar
KristinCB KristinCB is offline
Sweet Shoppe Designer
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 16,145
Default

I have both western digital and seagate. The seagate one is my primary one and have not had issues (KNOCKING ON THE WHOLE ENTIRE FREAKING FOREST OF WOOD)
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 04-23-2019, 01:40 PM
Neverland Scraps's Avatar
Neverland Scraps Neverland Scraps is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Ohio
Posts: 5,140
Default

All of mine are Western Digital---did yours die while under warranty?

This one that I have has a 3-year warranty...this is my backup for our move:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and it's on sale right now!
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 04-23-2019, 02:56 PM
allyanne's Avatar
allyanne allyanne is offline
SugarBabe
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NE Ohio
Posts: 5,000
Default

I had a Seagate, and it died a horrible death and I lost six months of stuff because I hadn't been backing up. It worked great up until then, though, lol.
__________________

Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 04-23-2019, 03:12 PM
bcgal00's Avatar
bcgal00 bcgal00 is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Kamloops BC Canada
Posts: 2,425
Default

I've had failed EHD's more times than I want to remember and have used numerous brands. No EHD is fail-proof which is why I now backup twice but overall...WD and Seagate are the industry standards for quality (according to my computer guy I trust).
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 04-23-2019, 04:17 PM
craftytam's Avatar
craftytam craftytam is offline
SugarBabe
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Magnificent Meridian, ID
Posts: 5,572
Default

Mine are all Seagate. It's not that I necessarily prefer them to another brand, they were just what Costco had on sale. I have 2 "travel" EHDs with supplies and photos and a larger "home" EHD that backs everything up, plus backup with Backblaze (yes, I'm a little paranoid!).

I don't know if one brand is better than the other.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 04-23-2019, 04:26 PM
craftytam's Avatar
craftytam craftytam is offline
SugarBabe
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Magnificent Meridian, ID
Posts: 5,572
Default

Oh, PS... LOL! I meant to start with this...

I'm sorry your EHD died, Kendall. You're the 2nd person that I've heard that from in the last week.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 04-23-2019, 08:52 PM
rach3975's Avatar
rach3975 rach3975 is offline
Jabber-Jawbreaker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 8,695
Default

I'm sorry yours died! I've had mostly WD EHDs, and I don't know if I'll buy another. The drives themselves have lasted well, but I only use them for a backup once every few weeks. What I've had a lot more problems with are their included backup software. On my last 2 EHDs, the software randomly stopped working after a few years and tech support (and the powers of the Internet) couldn't figure out why. The files were still there, but new files weren't being backed up even though there was plenty of space. In both cases I ended up having to delete the backup, buy a different company's software, then start over using the same EHD.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 04-23-2019, 09:50 PM
LynnZant's Avatar
LynnZant LynnZant is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Ohio
Posts: 3,780
Default

I had three Seagates die within months of each other. I now have a WD, but I only plug it in every now and then to store old supplies. I'm flyin' by the seat of my pants! Good luck finding a new one!
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #11  
Old 04-24-2019, 07:28 AM
nietis's Avatar
nietis nietis is offline
Babe Lead
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Beijing, China
Posts: 12,452
Default

I have a seagate one for more than 7 years now, which is only 1TB and still physically big and heavy. My husband owns 2 Toshiba ones, which are so much smaller and handy to carry around.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 04-24-2019, 08:14 AM
KimGeling's Avatar
KimGeling KimGeling is offline
Sweet Tart
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 415
Default

My son used to work in a computer shop and he always recommends WD. I had a couple of seagate ones that never caused me a problem but he made me switch over to WD .
__________________


Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 04-24-2019, 02:32 PM
ChristineF's Avatar
ChristineF ChristineF is offline
Sweet Talker
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Norway
Posts: 1,102
Default

Western Digital all the way. I have several though so there is always one with a backup of the other. One for just photos, one for just scrapping, one for both (that I use when I scrap) and one huge 8TB one to backup my entire mac on (which I intend to use every month, but end up forgetting and usiing once every 6 months). If you can splurge though, consider getting a solid state drive SSD instead as they're "safer" than the traditional EHD.
__________________
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 05-02-2019, 01:28 AM
scrapchyck's Avatar
scrapchyck scrapchyck is offline
Sweet Cheeks
 
profile gallery send pm
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Eugene, Oregon, USA
Posts: 80
Default

Oh man, sorry for your "loss." I have used the same Western Digital Passport for a very long time (probably 10 years), so this is something that's been on my mind lately, especially after a friend really did lose all of her layouts and supplies. Back in the day, I actually backed up all my .psd's and kit .zips to CD's, too. But now that I'm jumping back into scrapbooking, I'm taking a different course since I'm on a Chromebook. My layouts will be stored in the cloud, too, but not sure what I'm gonna do about kits. My EHD still has a lot of space, but I'm thinking microSD for short-term storage. I don't know...organization is always a challenge. Good luck with your decision!
__________________
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:29 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
All Creative Content © 2007 SweetShoppeDesigns

Making your memories sweeter

Copyright © 2016 Sweet Shoppe Designs – The Sweetest Digital Scrapbooking Site on the Web | Site by Lilac Creative