[Rom@lus753] Mom's unexpected solution!

[Rom@lus753]

As ioledoy said and as I have posted multiple times...
AIN'T NOTHING backed up till it's on at LEAST two "spindles", better yet three. That which would require heroic effort to restore needs to be protected in a manner representing its value. Staged backups. Nightly of new stuff, weekly, monthly and then archive. I know CD/DVDs are passé but they will last for a long time when treated properly. Problem may become the drives themselves.
I've been involved in and later watching this stuff for over 40 years. We've come a long way but I'm pretty sure we aren't there yet.
Final thought. Unless you're ready to throw it away or do it again, do it right the first time.

My biggest mistake was leaving some of the default paths in DAZ, a rookie mistake when I installed it and perhaps an overconfidence in the reliability of SSDs, a mistake I paid dearly for.

Now I'm separating everything and implementing BKP with an external drive; implementing a NAS would be too expensive.

The point is, companies themselves are supposed to provide tools to monitor the lifespan of the drives, but they tell you you'll get tired of them before they fail. Well, I haven't gotten tired at all, and yet...

 

[Rom@lus753]

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Oh, I'm very sorry to hear that. There is always a first time experiencing a drive failure, and unfortunately it's something we have to learn from and move forward.

The most important lesson is to always keep a backup. Depending on how critical your work is, you can even set up an automatic backup to run overnight while you sleep. It doesn't have to be difficult, and it doesn't necessarily need to be cloud-based. The most reliable solution is to purchase an external USB hard drive and use free backup software.

For even greater digital security, you can connect the external drive only when performing the backup and do it manually. This way, the backup will not be accessible in the event of unauthorized access to your computer, and it will also significantly extend the lifespan of the external drive.

SSD failures are actually more common than many people realize. SSDs have a limited lifespan, mainly determined by the number of write cycles. Whether people realize it or not, an SSD gradually wears out over time, especially when it is subjected to intensive read/write activity, such as working with media files.

There are free utilities available that can check the health of an SSD and estimate its remaining lifespan. I would recommend that everyone run one of these tools from time to time to monitor the condition of their SSD and determine when it is approaching the point where it should be replaced.

Good luck!

The inconsistent perception that an SSD is inherently more secure than a rolling one led me to underestimate the problem.
I usually do this because I'm used to moving/saving data. I was overconfident and made the mistake of following a path that I knew was wrong, given my reasoning, yet I put it off.

I managed to recover what allows me to continue, but I lost something else that I'll have to redo.

By analysis software, are you referring to things like CrystalDiskInfo or SSDLife?

Thanks