Question Hard Drive occasional click (Is it dying?)

Feb 28, 2019
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This hard drive was kinda always a bit noisy. However recently it started producing occasional metallic "click" sound. From time to time usually when i for example start a video playback , open folder with a lot of files i sometimes hear a feint metallic -click- It sounds exactly like click of death but its not constant its just occasional.

Crystaldyskinfo results:
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Anything i should be worried about judging from these results and this sound? I know it says "Good" stil i'd like to be sure.

This hard drive is 5 years old still tho my other hard drive on my backup PC lasted like 10 years of excessive use and is still kicking.

I did backup important stuff recently on one of my externals just wondering if i should be careful with this one or is it looking safe (safe enough)?
 
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All drives, no matter their status, age, or testing results...should be treated as if they are going to die completely in the next 0.25 sec.

Yea but is it anything out of the ordinary in these test results or not? Anything is should keep an eye out?

I'm no tech wizard this is like first time i'm using this software that i googled because that "clicking" got me worried.
 
At this particular moment, that software says it is OK.
What might it say tomorrow? Or the next day, when it is too late?

Too many people wonder if their drive is going to die.
The answer is Yes. Might be today, might be 2 years from now.

The time to take proactive steps is now, and every single day until it does die.
 
Still didn't answer my question regarding these test results....

I don't quite understand these results..
Asked simple question is there is anything out of ordinary in these results that i should keep an eye out?

I don't need a reminder that i should backup my files as i do that frequently. I just want a answer to my question.
 
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"At this particular moment, that software says it is OK. "

The "Reallocated Sector Count" is above zero. That is because the drive firmware has found some bad sectors and has designated them as "Do Not Use". The data has been moved elsewhere.
This is mostly normal.