![]() ![]() I have 3 smr drives for backups and one cmr, and another cmr that I use in my pc that has all the data, not sure if smr/cmr matters for this use case anyway, I'm pretty sure all my hdds are air filled. When your computer starts to perform poorly, don’t discount the hard drive reaching the end of its life as the cause. ![]() So I have a few hard drives, I will keep a few at home and 2 off-site in a fire proof building(not made of wood). Even if your hard drive isn’t at the end of its life, you can be unlucky and have it die, with the only sign being the computer not working quite right. I need to know how long hard drives can last in cold storage before needing to be replaced, and how often I have to spin up/refresh data. Enterprise-level drives, which are engineered for higher and more sustained workloads, might last longer. Your drive might fail immediately or it might last for much longer, but if you need to estimate when you might need to replace it, then that’s a fair estimate. I can't find a straight answer on this topic/question. It’s safest, then, to go by the three- to five-year estimated lifespan. ![]()
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