Is it safe to put 2 external hard drives by each other while they are both on?
I have 2 Maxtor One Touch external hard drives. Is it okay if they are side by side while they are both on?
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7 Responses
DeinMutter - September 3, 2010
yes, no reason why not, RAID is like that except even more
Marvin - September 3, 2010
Yep – no problem.
Many external drives are designed to stack together and you won’t get any electrical interference between them because they are electrically shielded.
Max - September 3, 2010
There’s only one way to find out. . .
Meghan - September 3, 2010
Yup but they may get hot, be weary, but you should be fine.
Luis - September 3, 2010
of course! you shouldn’t have any trouble with them side by side, as long as you don’t knock them over or something.
davy.hunter - September 3, 2010
Simple answer Yes, you can put 2 external drives together, side by side, one on top of the other, which ever suits your needs. All external hard drives are shielded so no interference. I have 2x seagate 1Tb drives side by side and have had no problems.
JoelKatz - September 3, 2010
Yeah, it’s not like trying to put pepperoni and sausage on the same pizza (they fight).