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External hard drives are removable or portable hard disks, physically external designed to the computer case, that arebe connected to a computer via USB cables or other meansan external interface such as IEEE1394 andUSB, eSATA, Thunderbolt, or IEEE 1394 (FireWire). They have low cost per gigabyte and are commonly used for backups and the physical transfer oftransferring files between computers.

Hard drives in inclosuresenclosures with network ports are classified asconsidered network attached-attached storage anddevices; questions about these devices should be tagged [nas].

External hard drives are removable or portable hard disks, physically external to the computer case, that are connected via USB cables or other means such as IEEE1394 and eSATA, commonly used for backups and the physical transfer of files.

Hard drives in inclosures with network ports are classified as network attached storage and should be tagged [nas].

External hard drives are removable or portable hard disks designed to be connected to a computer via an external interface such as USB, eSATA, Thunderbolt, or IEEE 1394 (FireWire). They have low cost per gigabyte and are commonly used for backups and transferring files between computers.

Hard drives in enclosures with network ports are considered network-attached storage devices; questions about these devices should be tagged .

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External hard drives are commonly used for backups and transfer of extremely large filesremovable or portable hard disks, physically (by walking the drive from one computerexternal to the other). Common standards for connecting external hard drivescomputer case, that are connected via USB, cables or other means such as IEEE1394 and eSATA, commonly used for backups and the physical transfer of files. 

Hard drives in inclosures with network ports are classified as network attached storage and should be tagged [nas].

External hard drives are commonly used for backups and transfer of extremely large files physically (by walking the drive from one computer to the other). Common standards for connecting external hard drives are USB, IEEE1394 and eSATA. Hard drives in inclosures with network ports are classified as network attached storage and should be tagged [nas].

External hard drives are removable or portable hard disks, physically external to the computer case, that are connected via USB cables or other means such as IEEE1394 and eSATA, commonly used for backups and the physical transfer of files. 

Hard drives in inclosures with network ports are classified as network attached storage and should be tagged [nas].

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External hard drives are commonly used for backups and transfer of extremely large files physically (by walking the drive from one computer to the other). Common standards for connecting external hard drives are USB, IEEE1394 and eSATA. Hard drives in inclosures with network ports are classified as network attached storage and should be tagged [nas].

External hard drives are commonly used for backups and transfer of extremely large files physically (by walking the drive from one computer to the other). Common standards for connecting external hard drives are USB, IEEE1394 and eSATA. Hard drives in inclosures with network ports are classified as network attached storage and should be tagged [nas].

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