Just found my old HDD that was lost in the move and installed it in my PC.
Now SMART status monitor is freaking out saying it's about to fail and I can't manage to partition/format it.
I never dropped it or stored it in heat or moisture so I had no idea what's going on. Did a little googling and found out the cause. This HDD was sealed in a Ziplock bag for years. That's the worst way you can store them. It literally suffocates them. Hard Drives need to breathe and will die if they don't get air. Cutting off air supply will even kill SSDs.
Always make sure stored hard drives get plenty of air; having a fan blow over it would be ideal if you want to maximise storage life.
>Just found my old HDD how old? hard drive failure is a matter of when, not if
Aiden Harris
>Hard Drives need to breathe and will die if they don't get air. This is only true while they're running. You can store an HDD in an air-tight container just fine. >Cutting off air supply will even kill SSDs. No it won't you retard
Adam Myers
This is not true. Hard drives are shipped after manufacturing in sealed bags. They only need air while running.
You used a plastic bag that allows static electricity to be charged up and to shock components. Electronic components are shipped in two types of bags: >1. special plastic bags that do not generate static electricity. >2. metalized begs that discharge static electricity on the outside of the bag, and also do not generate static electricity.
Hard drives are shipped in the later.
Eli Davis
>Doesn't post source >Doesn't explain science behind this >Expectimg is to take this shit seriously
Adrian Jones
you probably killed it with ESD retard hard drives are sealed
Nathan Adams
Fucking retard just buy cloud storage from a REPUTABLE company like I did. Shit's cash.
James Reed
How does the cloud help local storage, baka?
Connor Jenkins
>hard drives are sealed some hard drives that run in helium gas. Normal ones have a tiny hole that allow to equalize the air pressure.
even so, what would having it in a plastic bag do when not in operation? air wouldn't damage it unless high humidity
Wyatt Baker
Hard drives are not sealed.
Anthony Scott
It was killed by static shock you retard
Christopher Robinson
>Cutting off air supply will even kill SSDs. [citation needed]
Nathaniel Evans
Has Jow Forums fallen this low up to the point they see techs as pets?
Thomas Evans
>cloud storage Clouds not only need air but also water. You are also running the risk of creating thunder storms in your PC.
Liam Martinez
>having a fan blow over it I dont got no fan tho - should I take unused HDDs and blow gently/moderately/vigorously over them instead ? Or, take them for a brisk spring walk in the park ?? How many hours per day would you recommend ???
Just watch it closely and if it's dying take it out for some fresh air. If it seems to be dead, locate the air hole and do mouth to mouth recussitatuon.
