Solved How To Take Care Of Your External Hard Drive?

[King Alpha]

Okay, so I have an external hdd 500GB that mysteriously corrupted last year, I don't know how that happened. I've lost all my personal files (Some files are 4 years old!!!) and couldn't recover it. Recently, my father gave me a brand new external hdd 1TB and promise to myself that I will take care of it. Any tips there on how to take care of an external hdd?

 

[Deleted member 178]

dont make it fall ^^

 

[King Alpha]

Haha. Aside from that?

 

[Littlebits]

There really isn't anything special you can do to take care of it.

-Don't drop it.
-Don't spill liquids on it.
-Make sure the power pack or cord is in good condition, faulty power supply can cause problems.
-Keep it away from speakers or any other type of magnets.
-Keep it in a dry area, moisture will sometimes cause problems.
-Keep it away from extreme temperatures (hot & cold).
-Don't block air vents or put it in a small enclosure, it needs plenty of fresh air to keep from over heating.
-Keep vents clean of dust, hair and other particles- use can air to blow the vents out.
-If it is being used actively, add an external fan to help keep it cool.

The lifespan of hard drivers varies- I have some that last over 10 years but others that only lasted a few years or less.
Sometimes hard drivers will just go faulty no matter how well you take care of them.

Buy a well known brand with an extended warranty plan.

Enjoy!!

 

[KaptainBug]

If its a HDD then I think running disk error check once in 2-3 months might help.

 

[King Alpha]

There really isn't anything special you can do to take care of it.

-Don't drop it.
-Don't spill liquids on it.
-Make sure the power pack or cord is in good condition, faulty power supply can cause problems.
-Keep it away from speakers or any other type of magnets.
-Keep it in a dry area, moisture will sometimes cause problems.
-Keep it away from extreme temperatures (hot & cold).
-Don't block air vents or put it in a small enclosure, it needs plenty of fresh air to keep from over heating.
-Keep vents clean of dust, hair and other particles- use can air to blow the vents out.
-If it is being used actively, add an external fan to help keep it cool.

The lifespan of hard drivers varies- I have some that last over 10 years but others that only lasted a few years or less.
Sometimes hard drivers will just go faulty no matter how well you take care of them.

Buy a well known brand with an extended warranty plan.

Enjoy!!

Thanks a lot sir!