In Reply to: RE: How long would you expect an external hard drive to last? posted by AbeCollins on December 7, 2015 at 13:04:12:
I currently spin 7 drives and two are in a vault. These are all 1 - 4 years old. Only two spin 24/7, the rest a few hours a day or once every month or so.
I've also got a collection of three or four failed drives awaiting arrival of a sledge hammer and eye protection. (If they have failed, you can't use secure erase to wipe them.)
Tony Lauck
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- RE: How long would you expect an external hard drive to last? - Tony Lauck 12/7/1517:46:00 12/7/15 (1)
- RE: How long would you expect an external hard drive to last? - AbeCollins 20:58:02 12/7/15 (0)