On 2/26/24 20:08, Ben T. Fender wrote:

For larger sizes, I use rotating rust.
in a usb3 enclosure?  never heard of this (speak of rust)

You mean any ssd disk in a usb3 enclosure? What would be the point of
placing an already external ssd in a usb3 enclosure? If I can do that
with a regular internal ssd then it might fly, I just wouldn't wanna
spend beer money on something that can only go back and forth but never
inside

What does a usb3 enclosure do that a sata/usb adapter doesn't?

I think I detect a misunderstanding here somewhere. An SSD device
is a solid-state version of a spinning-disk drive. Spinners these days,
and SSD's too, have SATA interfaces. So what exactly is "an external
ssd"? An SSD can be directly installed in a computer chassis, or in
an external box containing a SATA-to-USB adapter and possibly a power
supply. Or it can run naked with a SATA-to-USB dongle, even without
a power supply. (a SATA spinner on a dongle will require an external
power supply)

So you can indeed plug an internal "naked" SSD into a USB3 external
enclosure, and you probably won't even need an external power supply.
I hope I got all that straight.

By the way, if you're adventurous, you can open your desktop and
usually be able to connect your SSD to the motherboard with
a SATA connector. You'd need the SATA power connector, but
most desktops have extras already wired up. You can get the
short SATA data connectors at your local Radio Shack or at Amazon
if your desktop doesn't already have included spares. Many do.

Also, I have no issue myself with USB thumb drives. Indeed, I've
got a 256GB one permanently plugged into the back of my
desktop. I use it for daily backups of important things, like
my ssh private keys to get into remote servers.

Regards,
Lew