One way might be to install the largest capacity SD card that you want or can afford and configure it and use it as the "storage drive" for your data and leave it permanently in there, leaving the OS installed on the main storage on the motherboard.
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One way might be to install the largest capacity SD card that you want or can afford and configure it and use it as the "storage drive" for your data and leave it permanently in there.
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The upside is that it is easy to access if your laptop fails or if you want to leave your laptop unattended for a short while e.g. a library - simply unmount the card and take it with you. It is also unobtrusive i.e. doesn't protrude from the body of the laptop.
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Don't know the BIOS boot options but most likely you can't boot from the SD card so you'll have to leave the OS on the motherboard storage
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The upside in doing this is that your data is easy to access if your laptop fails or if you want to leave your laptop unattended for a short while e.g. a library - simply unmount the card and remove it and take it with you. It is also unobtrusive i.e. doesn't protrude from the body of the laptop.
The downside is that it is also easier for someone else to remove it from the laptop but they have to know that it is there ;-)
Hi @jtheires
One way might be to install the largest capacity SD card that you want or can afford and configure it and use it as the "storage drive" for your data and leave it permanently in there, leaving the OS installed on the main storage on the motherboard.
The upside is that it is easy to access if your laptop fails or if you want to leave your laptop unattended for a short while e.g. a library - simply unmount the card and take it with you. It is also unobtrusive i.e. doesn't protrude from the body of the laptop.
The downside is that it is also easier for someone else to remove it from the laptop but they have to know that it is there ;-)