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arrow-up124arrow-down1external-link71-TiB NAS with twenty-four 4TB drives hasn't had a single drive failure for ten years — owner outlines key approaches to assure HDD longevitywww.tomshardware.comBrikoXM to [email protected]English • 6 days agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hardware
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•4 days agoWon’t drives just hibernate if not active for a while?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•5 days agoNote that this advice doesn’t work for SSDs. The little bastards hate being powered off for too long. They prefer always-on to have their self-correcting routines work continuously.
Secret to longevity: keep it turned off 85% of the time.
Won’t drives just hibernate if not active for a while?
Note that this advice doesn’t work for SSDs. The little bastards hate being powered off for too long. They prefer always-on to have their self-correcting routines work continuously.