#diskdrive

[pinkyhaert]

My silly baby faced adults. They're cute but very much grown up.

Rodeo!Au Pomni: @tadcrodeoau

Hollyberry: @ask-the-guardian-core

[ask-the-guardian-core]

Mirage doesn’t recognize any of the smaller mechs, but puts on a friendly smile anyways.

“Hello there”

"Oh- Hello there! So you must be the owner of the unique signal we were sent to investigate.."

~Diskdrive mused as he looked to the bot with a hint of curiosity in his optics as he took in the features of the individual before them. ~

"H..Hello! Who are you?"

~ The smallest of the bunch stepped forward curiously, tilting his helm a little bit.~

~The other three bitty bots seems a bit more wary than the first two. The red one scoffed and seemed annoyed. The green one was standing before the other two, and the One that looked like a Christmas toy was watching Mirages every move.

[govindhtech]

Lightning-Fast Recovery: Instant Snapshots on Compute Engine

Take instant snapshots to guard against errors and corruption on Compute Engine workloads.

Consider yourself an application administrator updating a program within a scheduled maintenance window of one hour, and all of a sudden the update fails. This is the time to start your rollback processes. Recovering from routine snapshots is the standard procedure for rolling back; the duration of this process varies based on the amount of data that needs to be restored and can take several minutes. Alternatively, you may try to restore from a costly-to-maintain pre-upgrade replica of the program.

What if you had a disk-size-independent, incredibly quick, and affordable recovery solution that would let you take use of the whole maintenance window and provide a predictable rollback time?

Google is pleased to present instant snapshots for Compute Engine, which offer high-frequency, nearly immediate point-in-time checks of a disk that can be quickly restored as necessary.

Recovery time objective (RTO) in the tens of seconds and recovery point objective (RPO) of seconds are provided via instant snapshots. The only hyperscaler that provides high-performance checkpointing that enables instant recovery is Google Cloud. While competing hyperscalers may require tens of minutes or even hours for the workload to recover to full performance, your Compute Engine workload operates at full disk performance as soon as an instant snapshot is restored.

Compute Engine instant snapshots allow you to recover in cases when the data needs to be rolled back to an earlier state but the fundamental infrastructure is still intact. Typical usage cases include of:

Facilitating quick recovery from file system corruption, application software errors, and user mistake.

Backup verification routines that take regular snapshots and instantly restore them in order to perform data consistency checks, like those for database workloads.

Creating restore points prior to an application update allows for a quick rollback in case the scheduled maintenance doesn’t go as expected.

Apart from the aforementioned, employing immediate snapshots can also:

Boost developer productivity: Unintentional mistakes and build failures lengthen the time needed to finish tasks in fast development cycles with lengthy build times or complex code. You can benefit from quick restores using instant snapshots instead of relying on off-site backups.

Check the status before retreating: Make sure the backups you make are in the appropriate state and useable. Before starting a long-term backup, use quick snapshots to checkpoint and clone drives to validate on secondary machines.

Boost the frequency of backups: You can take regular backups of business-critical, high-volume databases that can’t afford long backup windows by using immediate snapshots.

Important aspects of instant snapshots

Compared to conventional snapshots, Compute Engine Instant snapshots have several advantages.

Backups that are made in-place: Instant snapshots are made on regional or zonal drives, and they are stored in the same location as the media type and source disk. This indicates that an immediate snapshot taken from an SDD (or HDD) disk shall be kept on the same disk. Instant snapshots have a fixed creation fee and additional storage costs are billed based on usage.

Quick and incremental: Only modified, incremental data blocks since the last instant snapshot are stored in each instant snapshot, which are prepared in a matter of seconds. Compared to backup snapshots, you can take snapshots far more frequently thanks to its high-frequency snapshotting capability.

Quick disk restore: Every instant snapshot can be quickly restored in a matter of seconds to a new disk. These new disks take on the disk type of the snapshot because they are in the same zone.

Convertible to backup or archive: For long-term, geo-redundant storage, you can migrate instant snapshots to a separate point of presence.

The operation of instant snapshots

Image credit to Google Cloud

Instant snapshots can be made in a matter of seconds since they only store the data that has changed since the initial checkpoint.

Thus, in the example above, instant snapshots generates a checkpoint at the time of creation, but they don’t actively store data until the disk’s third block is overwritten with fresh information. Keep in mind that adding data like Google Cloud doing here by writing to blocks 6 and 7 doesn’t necessitate using more storage on the checkpoint.

This results in both efficient performance and extremely high storage efficiency: As previously indicated, producing and restoring from an instant snapshot can be completed in a matter of seconds and has no effect on the underlying disk’s performance.

You can easily and effectively safeguard your workloads by integrating instant snapshots into your routine change-management and maintenance processes, thanks to their storage, performance, and cost-effectiveness.

Comparing different sorts of snapshots

An overview of the various performance attributes of instant snapshots in comparison to backup standard snapshots is provided here.Image credit to Google Cloud

An illustration of a use case

Maya, an administrator of applications, must update programs stored on persistent disk drives. She is allotted one hour to complete this maintenance window. If the volumes have the new software at the end of the window, it will be considered a successful upgrade; if not, it will be considered a rollback, and they will be in the exact same state as they were right before the maintenance window began.

Examine Maya’s process for taking instantaneous versus frequent snapshots:Image credit to Google Cloud

Make use of it now

Instant snapshots provide high-frequency backup and nearly instantaneous on-device point-in-time backups for quick restorations. They facilitate quick restores in the event of unsuccessful upgrades or user mistake, shorten the time needed for off-site backup, and improve program upgrade windows.

Read more on govindhtech.com

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[ask-the-guardian-core]

The battle taking place in Drillbit city had gotten far more intense than Diskdrive could've imagined. buildings were damaged, Cores were giving it their all in their gigaforms, and a giant lizard was ravaging the city. Diskdrive knew his siblings couldn't keep this up for much longer- so he did what he had to as the eldest core. he had to protect them and the city... even if that meant using experimental technologies. Sliding a glowing purple shell into his pistol, he had one shot as to defeat this overgrown blizzard. And finally, that moment came to him. Slipping back into his miniature form as the creature went in to try and eat him, he shot the pistol and the shell imploded. The Action caused the Beast to explode from the impact, leaving Diskdrive to take the brunt of the true effects of the shell as a purple light engulfed him, leaving him in an unusual haze of unconsciousness. Ah.. is this was it felt like to be atomized..? it was.. strangely painless.. Come to think of it.. it felt soft.. like grass... hr could hear it move between the soft wind.. " It fells.. nice.." The minibot murmured as he gripped the grass in his servos and laid there.. unaware that this was infact.. Real.

《《▪︎ @ask-the-guardian-core ■■Starter

The suns rays were gifting the lands of flourishing foliage with a comfortable warmth. The breeze almost lulls the creatures around into a period of sleep even in the middle of the day. A period that was filled with the sounds of the distant bustling kingdom, which rested upon the planet, the sounds of conversation and work became more silent as it reached the outer boarders of the dense forest.

Which was where the lone soul sat under the shade of the trees.

Alfor was writing once again, making notes and journals to the prior days and upcoming events. Including theories and unintelligible symbols of some sort of diagram.

A concentration that was interrupted by the sounds of others nearby. Which caught Alfor's attention and finally got him to shut the book and investigate.

[patrothestupid]

dying puter i'm out (for now)

Okay guys my computer is dying (the diskdrive is starting to missread core files so got a LOT of bluescreen) so I'll be unable to post or read texts for some time sorry x'(

Gotta get poorer and buy a new one i guess...

See you all later, in a week or two if lucky, take cares !

[solarpunkbusiness]

Skarper’s award-winning unit contains a 250-watt rated motor and a 240Wh battery giving a range of 50 kilometres, all contained within its 34cm by 16cm by 11cm dimensions. 

The unit clicks on and off the bike’s rear brake mechanism thanks to Skarper’s DiskDrive rotor which replaces the rear disk, and powers any bike with no loss of performance when compared with an integrated e-bike.

“Skarper is an e-bike for people who love cycling, offering the flexibility to seamlessly switch between an e-bike and a regular bike. We believe that there is a huge part of the market that, while intrigued by e-bikes, is either not willing to swap their lightweight and nimble bike for a heavy and cumbersome e-bike, or are not willing to invest in an e-bike as a second bike. 

 the company’s ultra-light and portable drive system delivers powered assistance by attaching to a bike’s disk brake.

[begaydodrughailsatan]

Hey people smarter with technology then me, is there away to watch dvds/bluerays on a computer without a diskdrive?

Like is there a way to plug some kind of dvd player into a computer and watch the movie like that??

I have sooo many dvds but computers dont come with disk drives anymore and i dont wanna annoy my family by watching the whole 18+ hours of LOTR in the living room lol

[ask-the-guardian-core]

🧡- "Woah... it really did work! We're outside!!"

~ Scout beamed as he stood on top of Disdrive, his bright green optics sparkling with delight as he glanced about him happily.~

💙- "ough... Scout, I think we're a little farther than just outside. We've landed all the way downtown."

~ Diskdrive groaned as he pushed the younger A.i off his back and dusted himself off.~

"and for future reference, Please resist pressing any random buttons you find on operating systems you don't recognize..."

"Ehehe..."

~ Scout Only gave him a shy Sheepish grin as he gently kicked at some pebbles, knowing full well that he couldn't promise that. So why lie?~

(@ask-the-guardian-core : Kiwi & Blueberry!)

~ There was an abrupt rumble in the sky, as a sudden dark circle of clouds came in from out of nowhere. It thundered and lighting'd all about.. Before Spitting out a Familiar Pair of Minibots onto the pavement, each making squeaky toy noises as they landed. And Just like that- the storm disappeared.

What a way to make an entrance.. or more appropriately - a return. ~

@ask-the-guardian-core

Phantasma was leaning on a building waiting for Flow to return from shopping.

Before noticing the sudden storm and the squeaks.. "Huh?" She slowly blinking staring at the little beings on the pavement.

[ulinktechnologyinc]

Prevent Data Loss: How Regular Hard Disk Health Checks Can Save Your Files

Introduction

Data loss can be devastating, whether it’s personal documents, business files, or multimedia content. Hard drives, like any hardware, degrade over time, leading to potential failures. Regular hard disk health checks can help detect early signs of failure and prevent data loss. In this article, we’ll discuss the importance of hard disk monitoring, methods to check its health, and best practices to keep your data safe.

Why Regular Hard Disk Health Checks Are Important

Hard disks store critical data, and any failure can lead to permanent loss. Monitoring your hard disk health can:

Detect Issues Early: Identifying bad sectors, overheating, or mechanical failures in advance allows you to take action before a complete failure.

Improve System Performance: A failing hard drive can slow down your system and cause errors.

Prevent Unexpected Data Loss: Regular health checks allow for timely backups and disk replacements.

Common Causes of Hard Disk Failure

Understanding what leads to hard disk failures can help you take preventive measures. Some of the most common causes include:

Physical Damage: Drops, shocks, or exposure to high temperatures can damage the disk.

Bad Sectors: Over time, sections of the hard disk can become unreadable, leading to data corruption.

Power Surges: Sudden power cuts or voltage fluctuations can corrupt or damage a hard drive.

Software Errors and Malware: Virus attacks and corrupted system files can impact disk health.

Age and Wear: Traditional hard drives (HDDs) typically last 3-5 years, while SSDs can last longer but still degrade with use.

How to Check Hard Disk Health Regularly

1. Using SMART Monitoring

Most modern hard drives come with Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART), which provides real-time diagnostics about disk health.

Windows Users:

Open Command Prompt (Win + R, type cmd, press Enter).

Type: wmic diskdrive get status and press Enter.

If the result is “OK,” your disk is healthy. If it says “Pred Fail,” consider replacing the drive.

Mac Users:

Open Disk Utility (Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility).

Select the drive and click First Aid to scan for errors.

Linux Users:

Open Terminal and type: sudo smartctl -H /dev/sda

Look for “PASSED” or “FAILED” status.

2. Running CHKDSK in Windows

Windows includes a built-in tool called Check Disk (CHKDSK) to scan and fix errors.

Open Command Prompt as Administrator.

Type: chkdsk C: /f /r /x (Replace C: with your drive letter).

If errors are found, follow the on-screen instructions to fix them.

3. Monitoring Temperature and Performance

Overheating can cause hard drive degradation.

Windows Users: Use built-in Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc > Performance Tab) to monitor disk usage.

Mac Users: Use Activity Monitor (Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor).

Linux Users: Use iostat or hdparm commands for disk performance insights.

Best Practices to Prevent Data Loss

Regular Backups: Use external drives, cloud storage, or backup software like Acronis, Macrium Reflect, or Google Drive.

Keep Your System Updated: OS updates include security patches that protect against disk corruption and malware.

Use a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply): Protects against sudden power failures.

Avoid Overloading the Drive: Keeping at least 10-15% of free space allows the drive to function efficiently.

Replace Aging Drives: If a drive is over 5 years old and shows warning signs, replace it before failure occurs.

Conclusion

Regular hard disk health checks are essential for detecting problems early and preventing unexpected data loss. By using built-in tools like SMART monitoring, CHKDSK, and Disk Utility, you can ensure your drive remains in good condition. Implementing best practices such as regular backups, monitoring drive temperature, and replacing aging drives can further safeguard your data. Prioritizing hard disk maintenance today can save you from costly data recovery efforts in the future.

[pinkyhaert]

POV: Hollyberry is trying to convince you not to do something dangerous after you just finished telling him you're gonna do it and that his cuteness could no longer guilt you into not doing it.

He upped his cute game. Are you crumbling?

[ask-the-guardian-core]

Hollyberry: "We are literally the only blog not taken over.. Thats.. putting things in perspective."

Diskdrive: "Everyone say THANK YOU Diskdrive for the Villian Bunker!"

[historitor-bookshelf]

Mine only came with an option for an external diskdrive

u used to be able to put a dvd in your computer. and then u could watch it

[soniarandhawa]

DiskDrive 🚲⚡️ :

an electric bike drive system.

Device clips onto your regular bike to turn it into an electric bike.

ebike #cycling #ElectricVehicles

[quackels]

A few years ago I updated my Lenovo ThinkPad and, upon restarting it, the computer showed the logo of the company and then black screened. I could not find a way to "turn it on", dispite finding a way to do that with my other laptop.

Today, with a curious attitude all of a sudden, I checked what was wrong with it again. I looked at the bootloader(, like the thing that loads/turns on the diskdrive, the USB, the memory in a set order) and windows was. Gone?? Like the bootloader itself was fine, but the bootloader for Windows itself was completely missing.

What

[techvandaag]

'Xbox Series X zonder diskdrive krijgt witte behuizing en verschijnt in zomer'

Microsoft wil naar verluidt in juni of juli een Xbox Series X-console zonder diskdrive uitbrengen. De console zou beschikbaar komen in het wit. Eerder werd uit rechtbankdocumenten al duidelijk dat zo'n console in de maak was. http://dlvr.it/T3DxcV