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Discussions about 2.5 inch drives on WindowsForum.com often focus on power and connectivity issues when using USB hubs. Users report that connecting 2.5 inch portable hard drives to a hub can cause logical bad sectors, while direct connection to the computer's main port resolves the problem. The 2.5 inch drives lack their own power source, relying on USB bus power, which may be insufficient through a hub. In contrast, 3.5 inch drives with external power adapters are less prone to such issues. Community advice emphasizes using powered hubs or direct ports for 2.5 inch drives to avoid data corruption.
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Is it ok to use the external hard drive with usb hub?
When I used 2.5" portable hard drives, they were connected to the usb hub and it caused the issue. All of them got the logical bad sector and I had to throw them. I began to connect them to the main port of my computer and the issue had gone. I am using laptop now and have several 2.5"...- nothingness
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- 2.5 inch drive 3.5 inch drive data loss external drive hdd issues laptop portable drive power supply usb 3.0 usb hub
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