Question Crystal Disk Caution - Change HD?

[arcegabriel]

Hi, Crystal Disk info is giving me a Caution error. The disk is more than a year old so out of warranty

https://imgur.com/a/l33sZua

View: https://imgur.com/a/l33sZua


Should I change it? It is backup using windows history to another drive

 

[USAFRet]

You should always be prepared for a drive fail
You should always have a comprehensive backup plan
You should know how to, and have the relevant tools, to recover that backup

Drive warranty is almost always longer than 'a year'.

Is this the OS drive?
If it were to die completely, right now, do you know how to recover from that with a replacement drive?

 

[arcegabriel]

It is not the OS drive. It is a drive for files
The contents are backup on another external drive using windows back up. It is running I checked
I can restore from Windows backup If the drive was to break

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[USAFRet]

It is not the OS drive. It is a drive for files
The contents are backup on another external drive using windows back up. It is running I checked
I can restore from Windows backup If the drive was to break

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Looks like you have everything in place for its eventual demise.
It might die next year, it might die in the next 5 minutes.

 

[arcegabriel]

ok, thanks. I will just wait and replace when it breaks.