SSD?

[ubuntu at howorth.org.uk]

ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
> 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.

My backup drive is permanently connected and has been for many years
and I've never had any such problem. I'd much rather have a backup
drive connected so it just works reliably day after day with no
action required.