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Carrying a hard disk in an airport terminal
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Mar 15, 202611614 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I will soon be travelling and will be taking my 2 external hard disks with me. I am concerned about travelling with these hard disks because of the airport's metal detectors and magnetic detectors they may have to pass through. Is it safe to carry such 'fragile' devices through airports? Can the ma…
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External disks are no different that internal disks, in terms of media and components. Laptops have been going through X-Ray machines for decades without incident, so I see no issue with external drives doing the same safely.
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