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Title: T5 HD Capacity
Post by: norrimac on April 20, 2020, 07:23:20 AM
Hi all, can't see this in the manuals...

Assuming I delete all data from the internal hard drive, how big IS that hard drive actually?

I'm asking because I'm starting gigging again after the lockdown and I have my songs and arrangements backed up on a memory stick.

In my experience, the less stuff you have to lug around 'on the road', the less you're likely to lose. Or get stolen.

Ergo I plan to initially save my songs etc to the stick then transfer them to the HD, thus carrying the backup stick in my gig bag.

Cheers.

Norm.

PS I have a LOT of songs saved as backing trax so I can play guitar along with the T5 playback.
Title: Re: T5 HD Capacity
Post by: Robert van Weersch on April 20, 2020, 08:21:50 AM
500 GB (specs (https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/keyboards/arranger_workstations/tyros5/specs.html)).Songs, arrangements etc are quite small so a USB stick should suffice for al storage needs and is also easy to backup to a PC and spare stick. USB sticks are less prone to failure than a harddisk because there are no moving parts. I've been gigging with bands, choirs etc. for some years and I alwas used a USB stick which only protrudes 3 mm fron the USB port, so it can stay in there always. And I always carry a spare USB stick with a backup on my keychain. Never lost them and never had a failure. I only use the internal harddisk for simple audio recordings, but even for that, I prefer to use my audio interface. So as far as I'm concerned, the internal disk is quite useless.
Title: Re: T5 HD Capacity
Post by: norrimac on April 20, 2020, 11:39:07 AM
Hi Robert that's interesting, thanks!

I'll look for one of those smaller sticks, good tip.

Norm.
Title: Re: T5 HD Capacity
Post by: EileenL on April 20, 2020, 12:47:59 PM
Never had a problem with Hard Drive on Tyros 5. one thing is sure you would have a **** of a job filling it. All the things I have acquired over the years including Audio Songs Midi Songs styles registrations and other things only ever used around 35Gb.
Title: Re: T5 HD Capacity
Post by: mcbrown on April 20, 2020, 04:02:56 PM
I use a SanDisk Cruzer or SanDisk UltraFit which is very short and less prone to getting bumped and I leave it in my usb slot all the time. I have several which I use for backups.

https://shop.westerndigital.com/en-au/products/usb-flash-drives/sandisk-cruzer-fit-usb-2-0#SDCZ33-064G-G35

https://shop.westerndigital.com/en-au/products/usb-flash-drives/sandisk-ultra-fit-usb-3-1#SDCZ430-016G-G46

Murray
Title: Re: T5 HD Capacity
Post by: norrimac on April 23, 2020, 07:27:35 AM
Thanks Eileen, I'll save them on the HD and back them up on  stick. I never knew the HD was a big!  :o

Norm.
Title: Re: T5 HD Capacity
Post by: norrimac on April 23, 2020, 07:29:59 AM
Hey McBrown, McLoud here!

I found the very thing on Amazon. Ordered one today.

Great thing about this forum is that people like you not only comment but come up with practical tips that I wouldn't have thought of.

Cheers!

Norm.