backup to usb thumb drives?

DWFII said:

I have a tower case (been through three motherboards in that case, over the years) with USB ports in the front. My External HDD is plugged in in the back...a good three feet away from easy access.

What with headphone wires, trackball wires and a cable for charging my phone right at hand, there's already entirely too much cordage on my actual desk. I kind of hate it.

I use this. Puts my USB in front. https://tinyurl.com/ums38rw

DWFII said:

I have a tower case (been through three motherboards in that case, over the years) with USB ports in the front. My External HDD is plugged in in the back...a good three feet away from easy access.

What with headphone wires, trackball wires and a cable for charging my phone right at hand, there's already entirely too much cordage on my actual desk. I kind of hate it.

Why not place the external HDD in an easily accessible location and then unplug the cable from the hard drive rather than the computer? My computer's only USB-C port is in the back. I just keep a 6' USB-C cable connected to it all the time running to a convenient spot on my desk where I plug whatever I need to it there.