How helpful is an External Hardrive?

Question

I need to know what is good about in external Hard drive.
Dont give me ots portable, its small. and it is extra memory. What is good about it. Be professional...

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Answer 1

Alright so this is the deal
These days people especially people who are photogrophers , music and video editors , require a lot of space, this is where the hardisk comes in , with an external hard disk you dont need to worry about space, for example if u want to buy it just for home use then you can probably create like folders for your music, vidoe anyhing you want to store, no need of burning stuff into dvd , cds , flash drives etc.
I hope i answer your question.

Answer 2

I have an external because I just hate losing all my good stuff when a HD goes bad. It doesn't happen very often but when it does and you don't have that external as a back up, its really frustrating grrr.
I have a 100gig Maxtor, it was inexpensive at Office Depot and there are others on their website too. Office Max, Staples, Fryes all have websites that you can search for the external hd that would suit you best.
Good Luck!

Answer 3

Back up. Make sure it is of comparable size to the one you now use internally.
You can safely store away from the original place so that in case of fire or flood your data is safe. It is usually considered this way in business environment. It is also secure.
Store confidential data and erase the original internal.

Other than that, I do not see much use.

Answer 4

Great because u can use that as your back up harddrive or just save other stuff in it so u wont run out of room on the internal hard drive or just save it and bring it along on a trip

Answer 5

It is a very good storage method . You can back up all your files and pictures then remove it in case of computer crash or theft. I take mine away with me when on holidays knowing I can always use it with another computer.~~