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craig92
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Hi there i have this weird problem with my hdd i only use it to store games and stuff i have a ssd for windows and important files. the hdd sometimes just disappears and crashes my pc then on start up i have to enter device manager and scan for hardware changes to get it back. anyone got any ideas or is it new hdd time again

 

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the health status is good witch i find weird

Have you defragged the drive recently. I use defraggler which is a really good program. This might help maybe

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Hi there i have this weird problem with my hdd i only use it to store games and stuff i have a ssd for windows and important files. the hdd sometimes just disappears and crashes my pc then on start up i have to enter device manager and scan for hardware changes to get it back. anyone got any ideas or is it new hdd time again

Defrag your HDD. I personally use Puran defrag, it have settings which optimize your system making it faster and it does work. Try it out.

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Don't know if this is your problem, but you need to leave at least 10% of the hard drive free of data, otherwise you may have issues and will be unable to defrag. I shrink my HD by 10% to leave it as unallocated space.

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