[SOLVED] Hardrive is making a repetitive noise

[enforcedcrowd]

My harddrive on my cyberpower gaming pc is making an odd noise.
Hopefully I dont need to replace it
I hope I'm allowed to post links

https://youtu.be/51eX3QrHAuQ

 

[seagate_surfer]

enforcedcrowd, are you experiencing any symptoms of a failing drive? The sound sounds like when the drive is been accessed. However, it is not a bad idea to have a good back up plan in place just in case.

Basically you want:

3 copies of any data you don't want to lose.
2 different mediums it's stored on (so 2 different drives in your computer, for example).
1 copy kept offsite, to prevent against disaster. Let's say an asteroid strikes your house or a tornado hits it, you want a copy somewhere else so you can retrieve it.

USB drives can be used for an extra copy at your main workstation and/or as a copy you back up to, then disconnect and keep at another location.