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Carrying a hard disk in an airport terminal

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 202611614 views
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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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Fix for: Carrying a hard disk in an airport terminal

Low Risk

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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