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Hard rives are consumables with a shelf life . 2 years in use , 5 years average , and 8 years if stored well .

The biggest way people lose data is their habits . I assume my OS drive will konk 5 min from now . Data is first stored on my computer . Then taken off in chunks and written to a thumb drive - cheap kbps ultra slow ultra cheap stuff . Then you take that data and store it on a bigger drive . When...

Not with a GUI . No . There is command line programs in Linux that fit the bill , but they are not exactly easy too use .

It would be smarter to just use USB 2.0 thumb drives . They are ridiculously cheap and have high capacity. If you can get over the KBPS they transfer at ... Not Mbps .

I wasn't aware that people still burned discs . I thought hard drives killed all that .

Computers don't think like we do . A computer needs constant acknowledgment that a drive is there and able too be used . So , every few minutes, it ask your backup if it is alive . This makes it spin up and give basic data too your computer . It sucks , but it is best too unplug them entirely ...

Wow . Nice . Graphs have made me grasp concepts I never thought I would be able too . The trick is too look at it like a puzzle . I'm tipping my hat here .

I spent over a thousand dollars across 4 different companies on hardrives . I was shocked at how many I wound up sending back . If the drive refuses a low level format and erase stress test, back in the box they go . It took me a couple months too get drives because I kept sending duds back .

I find the higher capacity drives more prone too failure . Mine are 2 and 4 TB SSDs . I swore off hard drives personally .

You don't understand what I am talking about good sir . I'm not going too pretend like I do though . Watch this video by one of my favorite YouTubers and you will get why you are FUNDAMENTALLY, thinking about it wrong . View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G4lyxl0nm60 View...

Anti-Virus programs don't work . They always miss the biggest one - Windows itself . On a serious note : Most anti-Virus programs won't find active viruses on your system . Fact .

Moisture? Has the drive come into contact with Moisture? I have had drives do similar from being damaged by Moisture in the air over time . These days I store mine in cases with color changing Moisture absorbing gell .

I guess this would explain why I am not a gamer . I have had the same laptop for over 5 years now and never seen fit too do anything besides upgrade the RAM . I see no reason too spend that kind of money when my Linux computer does everything I need .

The hub is a big no-no when installing operating systems . I am unable too explain why , but hubs will fail a install quick .

A sudden shutoff is LEANING towards a power consumption issue . If you Installed a new GPU or something , it might require more voltage than your power supply can muster under load . Most stock power supplys can barely support the components they come with .