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Cheers. Sounds like a plan. I just have to remember how I cloned my partner's one. :S
As per the Android thread I need to come up with a better plan for moving data between laptop and PC (maybe just ditch the PC and use a better laptop only) and some kind of cloud backup that isn't as slow as Glacier but doesn't cost the earth. That way when a boot drive dies I don't care, I just resync the files from the other machine or cloud location and build another machine.
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Easiest way to clone drives with a PC is via a Clonezilla live USB, it's free.
Backblaze is the best bang for buck cloud backup service last time I looked.
Best backup strategy is having 2x external backup drives (1x SSD, 1x spinning rust). Keep the fast SSD locally and do regular incremental backups to it; this is your 'warm' backup. Keep the spinning drive off-site somewhere, and backup to it when you can; this is your 'cold backup'. Then also have a cloud backup in case all else fails. This way, your data is stored in 3x separate locations, one of which is in a secure datacentre. The likelihood of all 3x getting toasted is nigh-on zero.
The challenge is seeing how long you can keep this regimen up before ceasing to be arsed...
ectoplasmosis
8 years is a good innings for a 950 Pro; they run hot & hungry, and wear quickly. Your passive CPU cooler won’t have helped keep it cool nestled under there either.
Like I say, just get a modern, high-end consumer SSD like the ones I mentioned above and don’t sweat it.