Weird question, but ..... I have a Samsung portable design 2.5 inch external hdd. I'm interested in keeping my Win 10 backup on it and away from the house, since it wouldn't be a good backup if it was burned in a house fire, etc. Will it destroy it to keep it in my car or garage when our winter temps go down to -10 or so?
I found this article on How To Geek,
that you might find interesting.
https://www.howtogeek.com/182754/ask...ic-components/
I started years ago a job at ICI they took me to an out building to show me their backup which was very cold I pointed out that the minium temperature had been exceeded they lost 12 years backup.
So the answer is no its not safe use the cloud
Ok, good to know. I just couldn't find any info one way or the other anywhere.
(Interestingly enough, it's 10 degrees here right now but the humidity outside is 65%. Not the dry dry you'd expect from that low temp.)
So this article says,
"The non-operating range is usually around negative 40 degrees to 70 degrees....A consumer freezer can't get cold enough to damage a hard drive. The minimal non-operational hard drive temperature is around minus 40 degrees...."
My Samsung specs page says, non operating temp is -4 to 140 degrees. Guess I should stick with the "no it's not safe."
While -10 is within the storage temperature I wouldn't care to try it. The real danger is the condensation on the drive platter that occurs when the cold drive is brought to room temperature. Most drives are not sealed but are exposed to filtered ambient air. The disk platters may take much longer to warm up than the case. For very cold temperatures this may mean 24 hours.
Due to the vibration and frequent temperature cycling the car would be worse.
According to this article Western Digital recommends keeping the drive at between 55 - 90 degrees F.
https://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/s...ive-22204.html
Ok, think it's a bad idea! Will forget the ice cold storage.
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