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    Leaving SD Card in Notebook?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by gliff, Feb 17, 2008.

  1. gliff

    gliff Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it okay to leave an SD card in a notebook's card reader for automatically backing up data?
     
    gliff, Feb 17, 2008
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  2. Metamorphical

    Metamorphical Good computer user

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    It should be alright though to be safe I would unplug it any time you shut down or restart the computer. Also I would not use an SD card or a Flash drive as your only method of storage. While they are usually reliable they are vulnerable to corruption and at times that can seem to happen at random.
     
    Metamorphical, Feb 17, 2008
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  3. E30kid

    E30kid Notebook Deity

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    I would think so, are you worried about the card or the notebook?

    The card would be fine, and I think that the notebook's card reader could withstand that.

    My dell has a plastic protector stick in the card reader right now, so having a card blocking the dust may actually be a good thing.
     
    E30kid, Feb 17, 2008
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    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Dont worry.. Let it be inside the notebook...I am doing this for past couple of months on my ASUS EEE PC
     
    Nocturnal310, Feb 17, 2008
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