External HDD Question

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So I have a question regarding a
SeaGate ST2000dm001 3.5 inch Sata HDD (2tb) . I have two of these installed in a Buffalo linkstation that is no longer being used (nor do I want to use). My plan is to remove them and use a USB/SATA adapter cable to give my Imac some breathing room on its 1tb HDD.
My question lies in whether or not it is ok for the drives to be used in such a manner? Do they need a cooling fan of sorts or are the ok on their own? I don't plan on running them for long periods at a time, I just want to dump some of my HD Movies on there for long term storage and pull one off of it and back to my Imac for veiwing occasionally.

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I've done that numerous times at work so you should be fine, especially if the drives aren't going to be hooked up all the time. If they were, I'd suggest an enclosure or at the very least a silicone cover.
 
Thanks for the responses guys, I figured it would be ok, I just didn't want to risk $200+ worth of hardware on an assumption! I will probably get some kind of protection for longer term use; BTW, is there a general computer question thread that I missed? I thought I remembered seeing one a while back but I couldn't find it...
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BTW, is there a general computer question thread that I missed? I thought I remembered seeing one a while back but I couldn't find it...
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Not really as communal question/answer threads just become clogged and hard to find anything. If you have a question, either start a new thread or ask in one of your own existing threads.
 

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