Should I updrade the old USB drive to a newer one for error-free when using AB-Solution and Skynet?

[Quoc Huynh]

Hi guys,

I am using an ASUS RT-AC68U with Merlin firmware 384.3, and have wonderful scripts running on it (FreshJR_QoS, AB-Solution and Skynet - the last two are installed on my Kingston 8GB USB 2.0 drive).

That USB drive is about 5 years old and mostly used for storing personal documents. As a result, it has not been under heavy workload in long-term. As I am going to be on work duty oversea for 1 year or more, I have to make sure the router run stably for my parents, who are not tech savvy at all. Therefore, may I have some questions:

- Should I upgrade to a newer USB 3.0 drive although my old stick shows no error on ASUS health scan and Windows error checking?
- If yes, can I just format the new one with the same label and ext2 partition type, and copy/paste all of the things from the former drive to it? Or do I have to install AB-Solution and Skynet from scratch?

Thank you in advance, guys!

 

[DonnyJohnny]

Don't think there is heavy usage of USB storage and 8gb is more than enough for the router.
You can see if u can get a 8gb drive and do a sector to sector clone.
http://hddguru.com/software/HDD-Raw-Copy-Tool/

Of coz the other way is reinstall everything. Skynet recently have backup and restore function. So it should be easy especially when u have a lot of whitelist and blacklist.
Ab-Solution have the backup to email.

 

[thelonelycoder]

Copy/paste content of your existing drive onto a new one. Label both the same and set one aside for your parents to swap out should one make problems.

 

[Quoc Huynh]

Don't think there is heavy usage of USB storage and 8gb is more than enough for the router.
You can see if u can get a 8gb drive and do a sector to sector clone.
http://hddguru.com/software/HDD-Raw-Copy-Tool/

Of coz the other way is reinstall everything. Skynet recently have backup and restore function. So it should be easy especially when u have a lot of whitelist and blacklist.
Ab-Solution have the backup to email.

Copy/paste content of your existing drive onto a new one. Label both the same and set one aside for your parents to swap out should one make problems.

Thank you so much @DonnyJohnny and @thelonelycoder. I will purchase a new USB drive and make it as a backup for my current one

@DonnyJohnny: You are right, I really appreciate the backup function of AB-Solution and Skynet. Without them, I dare not to imagine how I can handle with my white and blacklist...

Have a lovely day, guys. And thank you again for your kindness