Re: [BackupPC-users] Recommend an external drive

2021-10-18 Thread backuppc
Kenneth Porter wrote at about 18:29:55 -0700 on Monday, October 18, 2021: > On 10/18/2021 6:23 PM, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: > > What is a "Windows-only" drive? > > I'm a bit worried that some NAS RAID boxes might be SMB-only. But I > suspect a USB drive is going to have better

Re: [BackupPC-users] Recommend an external drive

2021-10-18 Thread Kenneth Porter
On 10/18/2021 6:23 PM, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: What is a "Windows-only" drive? I'm a bit worried that some NAS RAID boxes might be SMB-only. But I suspect a USB drive is going to have better performance for this than a NAS box, anyway.

Re: [BackupPC-users] Recommend an external drive

2021-10-18 Thread backuppc
> Any suggestions on which to look at? I want something easy to format to > ext3 or ext4. (Obviously not a "Windows-only" drive!) What is a "Windows-only" drive? ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:

Re: [BackupPC-users] Recommend an external drive

2021-10-18 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 7:03 PM Kenneth Porter wrote: > > My Western Digital MyPassport 4TB external drive has filled up so it's time > to buy something bigger. I'm thinking an 8 or 10, possibly a Western > Digital, as I've had fairly good experience with them over the years. > > Any suggestions

[BackupPC-users] Recommend an external drive

2021-10-18 Thread Kenneth Porter
My Western Digital MyPassport 4TB external drive has filled up so it's time to buy something bigger. I'm thinking an 8 or 10, possibly a Western Digital, as I've had fairly good experience with them over the years. Any suggestions on which to look at? I want something easy to format to ext3