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Terra
By Terra
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i want to know if my HDD is still good, based on S.M.A.R.T, everything is good but i am just worried. 

 

can i trust S.M.A.R.T? check out the attached files :D

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Hard Disk Sentinel is good to check health

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its good

no need to worry ;)

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its good

no need to worry ;)

 

yes another good news! looks like i will not be replacing it for now :D

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Hey there Terra,
 
I would recommend using WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for this WD Blue. See if the drive passes both the quick and the extended tests. If it does it should be safe to use. Here's a link: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=wB4vax
According to the Raw values of the S.M.A.R.T. status the drive is healthy and good to go. 
Is there something specific that worries you? 
 
I would wipe the Serial Number from the screenshot as you don't want this number to be publicly available. :)
 
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i am just worried it is going to die since i have been using it for three years already, well, nearly 3 years.

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Don't worry. I'm using a 7 years old HDD & it didn't die (yet) [emoji4]

 

yay! more good news for me to hear :)

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A drive is a mechanical unit that can last a very long time as well as it can fail pretty soon, depending on many conditions such as type of usage and environment. Checking the S.M.A.R.T. status would be a good way of ensuring your drive is still safe to use. I find this article really useful whenever comes to reading the S.M.A.R.T. status: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.
I'd say as long as your drive shows healthy on the S.M.A.R.T. status and passes both the tests on the WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool it should be considered safe to use and good. A backup is always a good idea, though. :)
 
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