From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   One Man Band  wrote:   
   > On 11/02/2026 13:58, micky wrote:   
   > > OT  I'm going out of town for 3 months, and I'm 1) making an image of my   
   > > SDD  before I go, and 2) separately backing up all my data except maybe   
   > > the stuff in the User folder, on two diffeent drives.   
   > >   
   > > Should I take drive 2, my 2.5 inch spinner data backup drive, with me?   
   > > I'm afraid I'll lose it, because of the airline or somewhere else, and   
   > > I'll have nothing.   In the past it never even occurred to me to take   
   > > it.   
   >   
   > Store your personal data on Google Drive, OneDrive, MegaNZ, Dropbox or   
   > another free service. Save your login credentials on a USB stick that   
   > you can take with you wherever you go.   
   >   
   > You can't take a hard drive with you because it could get damaged or   
   > confiscated by customs officials, who might suspect you of being a   
   > foreign spy trying to smuggle trade, commercial or military secrets.   
      
     Well, I've been taking a hard disk ever since 2016 with no ill   
   effects. Never a problem or even a look in some 20 or so trips.   
      
     Border security personel is quite used to seeing hard disks, memory   
   sticks, etc., etc.. Yes, they might want to inspect them, but the same   
   goes for laptops, phones, etc..   
      
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