[Solved] External HDD problem

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  1. Carlos Detweiller

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    #81 Carlos Detweiller, Dec 3, 2022
    Actually both.
     
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    #82 Windows 10 User, Dec 3, 2022
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    But I thought my external HDD was ok. Also, when I buy a new laptop, should I buy one with a SSD NVMe?
     
  3. Carlos Detweiller

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    #83 Carlos Detweiller, Dec 3, 2022
    You could also wait until it dies. But with 10 years age, this won't be long, as there are limits on how long hardware, especially with moving parts, can operate.

    I'm fairly certain that each and every halfway-decent laptop you buy today has at least one M.2 NVMe drive. Only the real cheap bargain stuff might still have SATA drives.
     
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    #84 Windows 10 User, Dec 3, 2022 (OP)
    So, it looks HDD Sentinel only makes a projection like you said, since it states my external HDD will last more than 1000 days.
     
  5. Carlos Detweiller

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    #85 Carlos Detweiller, Dec 3, 2022
    With perfect readings, it cannot predict anything. It tries to guess the fate of the drive from fails already present.
     
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    #86 Windows 10 User, Dec 3, 2022
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    But I thought the drive was only prone to fail if it already had faults.
     
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    #89 Carlos Detweiller, May 12, 2023
    That's up to Power Management, not the drive. Probably the "USB selective standby" setting.
     
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