So my raspberry pi 4 sdcard died....should i

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Just buy another sd card or use a external hdd I have laying around?
Also, I’m thinking of using it as a “nas” to back up our iOS photos and such. What’s the best nas software? Thank you

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Both.

Use the HDD til the SDCard arrives.

Although I'd suggest:

https://www.amazon.com/KingDian-Portable-External-Storage-Desktop/dp/B00WAUXGQ8/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1XDEGORNN0DLI&dchild=1&keywords=ssd+32gb&qid=1586453972&sprefix=ssd+32%2Caps%2C193&sr=8-4

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-5-Inch-Adapter-Optimized-EC-SSHD/dp/B011M8YACM/ref=sxin_2_ac_d_pm?ac_md=1-0-VW5kZXIgJDIw-ac_d_pm&crid=2P25FZKUFZ9XX&cv_ct_cx=sata+to+usb&dchild=1&keywords=sata+to+usb&pd_rd_i=B011M8YACM&pd_rd_r=85588a34-591c-472c-88d0-1b84766260ef&pd_rd_w=eh4lW&pd_rd_wg=Kv6AL&pf_rd_p=0e223c60-bcf8-4663-98f3-da892fbd4372&pf_rd_r=5AND323MH4077RZ8RVR9&psc=1&qid=1586454051&sprefix=sata+%2Caps%2C202&sr=1-1-22d05c05-1231-4126-b7c4-3e7a9c0027d0

Instead of the SDCard. You won't need external Power for these SSDs.

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Thx

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Don't you still need an SD card to boot on a Pi4?

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no, I use Berry Boot you can read and download here.

https://www.berryterminal.com/doku.php/berryboot