How long does a hdd last

[Deleted member 28708]

I have a old hdd(2009) I fear that Its going to die all of a sudden.
Should I buy a new one

 

[ThoughtfulCel]

I have a old hdd(2009) I fear that Its going to die all of a sudden.
Should I buy a new one

Hdd rarely just die unless they sustain physical damage like a fall or something, bad luck in production, or very old age.

After 5 years, you're rolling dice on when it will fail. Don't save any sensitive data on that thing.

Hdd are dirt cheap atm, idk why you don't just get another

 

[TheProphetMuscle]

If it’s not making any weird noises or having corrupted files, it’s should be good for years. Just keep your pc cool. It might be a good idea to get another hard drive and back up your files

 

[Deleted member 28708]

Hdd rarely just die unless they sustain physical damage like a fall or something, bad luck in production, or very old age.

After 5 years, you're rolling dice on when it will fail. Don't save any sensitive data on that thing.

Hdd are dirt cheap atm, idk why you don't just get another

I'm living in a country that average salary is around 250$

 

[Persecuted]

Hard to tell, it probably depends how extensively you use it. I used to have hdd drive that died just after a month, but my current one has about 5 rn.

 

[proudweeb]

09 and it still works? that's crazy old

I do have a WD green that has run 24/7 since aug 2012 and is still going somehow

 

[allDead]

get an ssd wtf are you doing. Also you can use a free program like veeam agent to back that shit up to something else before it craps out on you

 

[FamilyGuy1999]

I'm living in a country that average salary is around 250$

how important is the information on the drive?

Hdd are dirt cheap atm, idk why you don't just get another

 

[l33tbl0k3]

tbh hdd's are not reliable from experience. I lost all my data multiple times from hdd's

 

[JestER]

My OG PS3 has been using it's original 60GB hard drive since launch in 2006 and still running to this day, hasn't failed on me yet but I do hear rattling occasionally. If you hear clicking sounds every now and then, replace it ASAP

 

[Sadtavious VII]

That's an old hard drive


my first ssd didn't last even half as long

died suddenly ~7 months after installation

or at least I think it did



from what I remember computer stopped working/when I logged in the wallpaper was blank and i could not do anything at all really
tried to fix it by reinstalling windows/using hirens boot disk from a flash drive (posted on plebbit for tech support). neither worked

some guy said it was probably drive failure

think at that point I looked into it a little more and agreed

wanted to buy a new one to replace

mother said to take it to pc repair place to make sure

it was the ssd that had failed

expensive repair


pretty rare though

 

[crestfallencel]

check MTBF for general guideline