Looking for a way to permanantly store data

So I'm looking for a place to permanently keep my files (movies, installation programs, other big stuff, etc). Since I use a desktop at home and a laptop when I'm not home, I'd need some way to move these files back and forth so I'd need something portable. And because the drive will be accessed fairly constantly, I'd need something that isn't "prone" to file/data/drive corruption.

So what I've considered so far are:

• Solid state drives/SSD Drives
  
• External hard drive
  
• Flash drive (64gb) x2

SSD drives are pretty expensive so it's more of a last resort thing. That leaves deciding between an external HD and two 64gb flash drives. So my question is: between flash drives and hard drives, which is more resistant to corruption?

I've done some research between the two but unfortunately, nearly all reviews between flash drives vs hard drives focuses on performance and speed. Nothing mention corruption. (Of course I'm aware proper maintenance decreases chances of corruption but still).

I don't use external hd's, though my father has a couple. I have own about ..25-30 Flash Drives though. Long story. Problem with Flash Drives is the fact that if someone walks by and accidentally 'touches' or hits your flash-drive, the data you're currently working on COULD get corrupted if the flash-drive is disconnected from the computer. This is one reason why I hate using Flash Drives at times..

Personally, I'd rather get a portable hard-drive (one around 100GB-500GB) to store files, music, movies, etc. There are ones that goes up to 1TB and they're around 100 dollars - 200 dollars, depending on the company / brand. MyBooks are usually cheap, though I'm not sure how reliable they are. I do know that Seagate is a really good brand for external HDs though, so look that sh't up, bro.

EDIT: I would also assume an external HD is more reliable than a Flash-Drive as well. I'm not too positive on this, so I'd also have to research on it. But all my life during high school and college, I have been using flash-drives, and for the most part, they ARE reliable. But I can't say 100% of the time.. if someone bumps onto my flash-drive accidentally while I'm typing something in Word or whatever, it gets f'cked up, and then I get mad.

[...]Problem with Flash Drives is the fact that if someone walks by and accidentally 'touches' or hits your flash-drive, the data you're currently working on COULD get corrupted if the flash-drive is disconnected from the computer[...]

Files on an external hard drive could get corrupted if someone hits it (which I would assume more likely, since they are larger and connected by a wire).

I would recommend using a decent flash drive if it is affordable, especially if you only plan to use it for short periods of time.

[COLOR="Red"]You can get max 16TB of storage for 4k a year:
https://www.google.com/accounts/PurchaseStorage

Plus, it's all cloud. And it's portable so long as you have internet...[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Red"]You can get max 16TB of storage for 4k a year:
https://www.google.com/accounts/PurchaseStorage

Plus, it's all cloud. And it's portable so long as you have internet...[/COLOR]

With my connection, that's not an option. Plus for that price, I'd go with an SSD drive.

I also found some more stuff:

[indent]Really, flash media isn't currently much better than hard drive storage in terms of reliability if hard drives are treated correctly and sudden physical and electric shocks are avoided. Flash media is more reliable when used in devices that stand a decent chance of being tossed around a bit, such as cell phones and iPods, but hard drive space is much less expensive per gigabyte than flash media. For the time being, while flash may be faster, it's not vastly more reliable.[/indent]
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...tml?cat=15

Just get a (portable) external hard drive (not the desktop ones, that also require a power socket to function). File/data/drive corruption generally shouldn't be an issue, and external hard drives are a lot cheaper than the alternatives you listed.

On another note, my usb drive went through the washer before, while being hidden deep within a pocket. My ipod was also accidentally dropped in the sink once (lol). Surprisingly, both items were fine after a week of drying before using them again.

Eh, I just use FTP to transfer files from my desktop to my laptop when on the go...

Which doesn't happen often anyway, it's mostly from when I wanna switch from sitting in my chair to laying in my bed.

In case of emergency I have my Micro SD card in my DS (with a USB adapter), along with a USB drive I keep on my keychain.

My flashdrive has gone weird a few times and I wasn't too sure why.

Also, a little offtopic but I love the way that in the google storage the amounts you can get past 1 TB go up in powers of 2, and then so do the costs starting from $256
Google = <3