[SOLVED] SMART is teling me my hard drive is dying.

[xpertcheese]

For some reason, out of nowhere I started having massive freezes and lags while playing watch dogs 2, I tried to verify the files and experienced some lags, decided to restart the system after stopping the verification process and my PC forced me to choose a booting device every time I turn it on ever since the restart. (Screenshot: https://prnt.sc/to083g )
My computer started being Really slow and eventually, today I got the Blue Screen of Death.
CrystalDiskInfo is saying my HDD's health condition is bad (Screenshot: https://prnt.sc/to094y )
From what I understood I must change it, is there any way to save it? and if not is there any way to ensure that it won't happen to my new HDD?

Current HDD: TOSHIBA HDWD110 1000.2 GB

 

[USAFRet]

You cannot "prevent" a drive dying. You can only protect your data on that drive.

All drive die eventually. If it happens within warranty, free replacement.
If not in warranty, replace anyway.

But ALL drive die eventually.

Protecting your data is the only thing that counts.

What is your backup situation at home?

What is your backup situation at home? And if you don't do that, why not? Every single day, I read multiple threads here of "How do I get my stuff back?" or "That drive had 5 years of photos of my kids!!" Be it a dead drive, dropped phone, virus, accidental deletion, formatting the wrong...

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[xpertcheese]

You cannot "prevent" a drive dying. You can only protect your data on that drive.

All drive die eventually. If it happens within warranty, free replacement.
If not in warranty, replace anyway.

But ALL drive die eventually.

Protecting your data is the only thing that counts.

What is your backup situation at home?

What is your backup situation at home? And if you don't do that, why not? Every single day, I read multiple threads here of "How do I get my stuff back?" or "That drive had 5 years of photos of my kids!!" Be it a dead drive, dropped phone, virus, accidental deletion, formatting the wrong...

forums.tomshardware.com

Alright, thank you.
Sucks that I have to switch a drive on a 5 months old PC.

 

[USAFRet]

Alright, thank you.
Sucks that I have to switch a drive on a 5 months old PC.

I had a drive die at 5 weeks. Brand new off the shelf.
It happens.