JillW
Sweet Shoppe SugarBabe
I've been using two older external hard drives for years and backing them up to iDrive without too many problems. Recently, though, something changed. Whenever iDrive starts backing up a large amount of data, my PC goes into chaos.
At first, I was convinced it was an internet issue because my PC would suddenly lose its internet connection. However, every other device in the house stays connected, and my Comcast modem never shows a loss of service (the status light remains normal). I've since realized that it only happens when iDrive hangs or crashes, so now I'm wondering if it's actually a PC or hardware issue rather than an internet problem.
A few years ago, I bought a SanDisk 2TB Extreme SSD with the intention of replacing my older drives. Unfortunately, I could never get it to work reliably. It was painfully slow, everything would lock up, and I eventually shelved the project.
A few weeks ago, I decided to give it another try. I plugged it into a rear USB port, where it worked for a minute or two before disconnecting. I then moved it to one of the front USB ports, and it has been rock solid ever since.
Over the course of a few days, I copied everything from my two older external drives onto the SSD. Now I'm backing up the new SSD to iDrive. Unfortunately, the same instability shows up whenever I try to back up a large amount of data. Rather than risk another crash, I've been backing up just 10–12 GB at a time.
It's working, but it's incredibly slow. I've spent the last five days running one small backup after another, and I still have a long way to go before everything is fully backed up.
At this point, I'm not looking to troubleshoot every possible cause because I honestly don't have the energy right now. My main goal is just to get one good, complete backup of this new SSD. Once that's finished, I'll dig deeper into whether the root cause is my PC, USB controller, network adapter, iDrive itself, or something else.
Has anyone experienced anything similar? Does this sound more like a Windows/USB hardware issue than an actual internet problem?
And PS - thank goodness for online backups!! LOL.
At first, I was convinced it was an internet issue because my PC would suddenly lose its internet connection. However, every other device in the house stays connected, and my Comcast modem never shows a loss of service (the status light remains normal). I've since realized that it only happens when iDrive hangs or crashes, so now I'm wondering if it's actually a PC or hardware issue rather than an internet problem.
A few years ago, I bought a SanDisk 2TB Extreme SSD with the intention of replacing my older drives. Unfortunately, I could never get it to work reliably. It was painfully slow, everything would lock up, and I eventually shelved the project.
A few weeks ago, I decided to give it another try. I plugged it into a rear USB port, where it worked for a minute or two before disconnecting. I then moved it to one of the front USB ports, and it has been rock solid ever since.
Over the course of a few days, I copied everything from my two older external drives onto the SSD. Now I'm backing up the new SSD to iDrive. Unfortunately, the same instability shows up whenever I try to back up a large amount of data. Rather than risk another crash, I've been backing up just 10–12 GB at a time.
It's working, but it's incredibly slow. I've spent the last five days running one small backup after another, and I still have a long way to go before everything is fully backed up.
At this point, I'm not looking to troubleshoot every possible cause because I honestly don't have the energy right now. My main goal is just to get one good, complete backup of this new SSD. Once that's finished, I'll dig deeper into whether the root cause is my PC, USB controller, network adapter, iDrive itself, or something else.
Has anyone experienced anything similar? Does this sound more like a Windows/USB hardware issue than an actual internet problem?
And PS - thank goodness for online backups!! LOL.
