I Googled "how does hot swap work" and got a variety of contradictory answers!
I am unclear as to whether it is a function of the drive, the caddy or
the OS (or something else, or perhaps a combination).
What I would like to do is have a caddy built into the computer case
that I can slot an SSD in and to be able to press a switch/button
whatever and pull it out without corrupting it.
Is that possible or am I asking for the unobtainable?
I Googled "how does hot swap work" and got a variety of contradictory answers!
I am unclear as to whether it is a function of the drive, the caddy or the
OS (or something else, or perhaps a combination).
What I would like to do is have a caddy built into the computer case that
I can slot an SSD in and to be able to press a switch/button whatever and pull it out without corrupting it.
Is that possible or am I asking for the unobtainable?
TL;DR: if you have a drive in a caddy, unmount it and pull it. It should
be
fine. After all, they sell caddies for this purpose and it's what happens
to USB drives all the time.
On 26/10/2024 09:41, Jeff Gaines wrote:
I Googled "how does hot swap work" and got a variety of contradictory >>answers!
I am unclear as to whether it is a function of the drive, the caddy or
the OS (or something else, or perhaps a combination).
What I would like to do is have a caddy built into the computer case that >>I can slot an SSD in and to be able to press a switch/button whatever and >>pull it out without corrupting it.
Is that possible or am I asking for the unobtainable?
Try changing your search terms to 'hot swap caddy' or 'hot swap drive bay'.
if you have a drive in a caddy, unmount it and pull it. It should be
fine. After all, they sell caddies for this purpose and it's what happens
to USB drives all the time.
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