Whats the best way to transfer Ebooks,CBTs and softwares, specially when the combined data size is like 500 GB
Is it ok to carry the data in your laptop HDD or external HDDs
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That might be the best way,
but just to be on safe side, save that data online also. I am sure there are online data storage services where you can save 500G data
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500GB online will cost you a lot, not to mention the amount of time it might take to upload the content. You can transport ur data via HDD/Laptop, or whatever have you.
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Put your data on a USB drive and ship it via UPS or something, that is the safest way.
If not, put the USB drive in your luggage, not carry on.
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hmmm 5000 gigs data... if data is important then use hard drive AND blue-ray discs as back up. 10 blue-ray dual layers discs are all you need.
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If you travel with software, I would recommend internal HD in the checked-in luggage to make it less portable. I know someone who was asked to plug in his USB HD to his laptop at the custom. The agents were after potential copyrighted DVDs on his external HD.
I am not suggesting that you are traveling with pirated software but just advising you ways to avoid the unnecessary hassle.
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A related question is can the air turbulence ruin the hard drive if it is in carry on luggage and it can sustain a powerful jerk due to air turbulence ?
A related question is can the air turbulence ruin the hard drive if it is in carry on luggage and it can sustain a powerful jerk due to air turbulence ?
if the hard disk is working/on, then yes a severe jerk can make it go bad. Else not much of chance..
Only severe damage ( physical damage) or electro magnetic shock can damage or wipe of the data.
Btw, thanks everyone for the answers, I guess the checked baggage would be the safest one,. I think it should be better to ship the data in two portions just to be on the safe side.