Should i replace my 1TB hdd?

[aj101202]

i just looked at the smart readout on my drive in my home server and it says power on hours: 11,993 hours should i consider replacing it soon as it gets alot of use by 2-3 users all day everyday or should it be fine for a while, the drive is working fine atm but its kinda full (13 GBleft). if i were to replace would a wd red 2tb be ok for me

 

Just to note the drive is a seagate 1tb 7200rpm and its 3 years old 

[Dim]

I wouldn't replace it unless it begins to fail (starts ticking, slowing, beeping, etc.), but sometimes that can be too late.

I would say it's fine for now, but getting an additional drive just in case can't hurt. I would expect the drive to last a few thousand more hours.

WD Reds would be perfect :)

[Godlygamer23]

In any case, backup all data.

[aj101202]

I wouldn't replace it unless it begins to fail (starts ticking, slowing, beeping, etc.), but sometimes that can be too late.

I would say it's fine for now, but getting an additional drive just in case can't hurt. I would expect the drive to last a few thousand more hours.

WD Reds would be perfect :)

Thanks yea good point ill just get the WD red now then to upgrade my storage untill the 1tb dies

also the server boot drive (a 250gb seagate)has 10690 power on hours and that is used 24/7 as minecraft server drive its only 1 year and 3 months old would a wd red be ok for that as well or just get a 120gb ssd  

 

Thanks for the quick replys this fourm is awesome

[aj101202]

In any case, backup all data.

yea i kinda only have my music and photos backed up atm on a old 320gb laptop drive which i backup manualy so i realy should set up some sort of proper backup

[Dim]

Thanks yea good point ill just get the WD red now then to upgrade my storage untill the 1tb dies

also the server boot drive has 10690 power on hours and that is used 24/7 as minecraft server drive its only 1 year and 3 months old would a wd red be ok for that as well or just get a 120gb ssd  

 

Thanks for the quick replys this fourm is awesome

If it's only being used as a Minecraft server, I would try to find a cheap low-capacity hard drive. Don't invest in an SSD, as the constant reads/writes when playing Minecraft will shorten the lifetime of the SSD and performance will not be improved much. I wouldn't bother upgrading it though; you may still be able to get a couple of years out of it. Just back up often and you should be okay :)

[Reconciliasion]

3 years old.

hah

Ive had a 250gb hard drive since I was 8 years old and Im 17 now and its never let me down. Seagate barracuda I believe.

 

Only replace it if it makes funny clicking noises or the hdd led is constantly on.