NY wrote:

> It's happened with a different disk (Transcend) so it looks as if it's the
> Pi that's doing it. I wonder whether it's a power supply issue, as someone
> suggested.

If it actually is a hardware issue, it is of course better to resolve that.

> I'll try linking /mnt/recordings to /media/pi/ - is it better
> to make a hard link or a symbolic one?

I have never used hard links, all my linking works fine being soft :-)

> I've not heard of bind-mounting.
> I'll research it.

It is a way to mount an already mounted resource simultaneously at another
place, the manpage should suffice for explanation as it is easy to do.

> I'll also get a powered USB hub.

That might help, as stability depends on peak current consumption of the
drive.
OTOH I am running an SSD off the Pi without any problems, current uptime is
158 days.

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