Hello, I don’t know much about data storage, so excuse me if any of the following sounds dumb.
I have a Legion 5 laptop with 512GB SSD space, the files I keep on it are the ones I need frequently, or just temporarily. Besides games I don’t intend to store anything on it permanently.
The only storage device I own is a portable 1TB WD HDD, which must be over 5 years old at least, so I don’t put too much trust in it. However there are many family photos, videos and other documents on it that I would like to know safe, so I’m looking for a long term solution.
If I am to buy a storage device I would like to use it to store not just photos but movies, pdfs and anything else too.
My idea would be to get an HDD and an enclosure to it (not an external/portable), and just use it connected to my laptop. Less than 5TB would be more than enough for now.
This is where I would need the advice: would this be a good solution? If yes, what kind of drive and enclosure would you recommend?