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Can I place external hard drives next to each other?

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by omeriah, Jan 20, 2009.

  1. omeriah Newcomer, in training

    If I have two external hard drives sitting next to each other on my desk (and I mean, *right* next to each other), can they demagnetize each other and can I lose data from the drives?

    Maybe a silly question, but I could not find anything online to confirm or deny this. I know that magnets can leak credit cards and other magnetized items. Now I'm wondering...!

    Thanks in advance.
    omeriah, Jan 20, 2009
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  2. LinkedKube TechSpot Project Baby Posts: 4,179   +22

    Well, if they could I dont think case manufacturers would put internal hd brackets so close.
    LinkedKube, Jan 20, 2009
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  3. jobeard TS Ambassador Posts: 12,210   +118

    direct ans: NOT a problem -- of no concern :)
    jobeard, Jan 21, 2009
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  4. misoportecnico Newcomer, in training

    As long as they're not sitting on your old TV set, by the old CRT monitor, or close to a degausser, I don't think there's a problem with them being close to each other.
    misoportecnico, Jan 21, 2009
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  5. zipperman Newcomer, in training Posts: 1,423   +7

    Do a chkdsk on both.
    zipperman, Jan 21, 2009
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  6. SNGX1275 TS Special Forces Posts: 11,891   +117

    They are fine because of the reason supersmash said. They are just internal drives in an external enclosure.
    SNGX1275, Jan 21, 2009
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