On 2019-01-08, A  Dumas  wrote:
> Vince Coen wrote:
>> Any one have any recommendations as my brain is hurting ?
>
> Simply get any 2.5" portable disk. It won't need external power. Make sure
> you use the official RPi power adapter for the Pi, though.
>

Even then I'd be using an externally, separately powered disk. The
pi simply does not have the grunt to run "any 2.5" portable disk"
reliably. You are asking for all sorts of obscure problems that
will ruin your day.

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