SSD?

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sat, 5 Mar 2022 20:42:28 +0000, Colin Law wrote:
>On Sat, 5 Mar 2022 at 20:32, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Can an external USB SSD drive be permanently attached to a computer
>> without  causing it any harm? The reason I ask is I want to automate
>> back ups to it.  
>
>Yes.

You can't call this a backup. While permanent connection doesn't harm
per se, connecting a backup device permanently isn't a good idea.
If for example overvoltage due to lightning does damage data of the
computer, then it likely will damage the USB connected backup drive,
too.