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External hard drive die fast: Do you guys use them? (zerobytes.monster)
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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/Obvious-Tourist8433 on 2024-12-17 20:49:08.

I have 3 external HDD.

3TB, 5 years old, has sector errors. Formating dosent help.

6 TB, 4 years old, dead, dosent turn on

8 TB, works, 2.5 years old

All of them are encrypted. Why do they die so fast? I turn them on like once in a month and use them for 2hours.

Is the encryption? 8-10 hours encrypting, heat... which is causing the errors?

I have a new 10 TB HDD but im not sure if I should encrypt it.

I make sure that: room temperature, no vibrations, no falling/shaking.. how do they die so fast?

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