C cediegamotin Distinguished Jan 20, 2018 61 4 18,535 Jul 4, 2019 #1 I just scanned my HDD and the health is only 13% and has only 27 days left but working perfectly fine, should I be worried?
I just scanned my HDD and the health is only 13% and has only 27 days left but working perfectly fine, should I be worried?
O Obakasama Distinguished Apr 30, 2014 3,424 191 18,090 Jul 4, 2019 #2 Personally I would back up all important data. Better safe than sorry. Upvote 0 Downvote
E ElectrO_90 Splendid Apr 17, 2007 5,109 451 27,140 Jul 4, 2019 #3 Yes, you should be. What's it failing on? Upvote 0 Downvote
seagate_surfer Admirable Mar 31, 2017 1,787 20 6,565 Jul 5, 2019 #4 With which diagnostic software did you pull those results? We would recommend you to use the software of the manufacturer which is specifically designed to test your drive. Upvote 0 Downvote
With which diagnostic software did you pull those results? We would recommend you to use the software of the manufacturer which is specifically designed to test your drive.
USAFRet Titan Moderator Mar 16, 2013 177,912 21,081 184,590 Jul 5, 2019 #5 All storage devices should be treated as if they were going to die in the next 0.25 sec. Even brand new out of the box. Proceed accordingly. For yours, scan it with the manufacturers diag tool. See what it says. Upvote 0 Downvote
All storage devices should be treated as if they were going to die in the next 0.25 sec. Even brand new out of the box. Proceed accordingly. For yours, scan it with the manufacturers diag tool. See what it says.