When to stop using a hard drive? What rules/software apply?
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Mar 15, 20269191 viewsConfidence Score0%
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When having a old hard disk - when should you stop using it ? I recently got a new 1 TB hard disk, and am left with 3 old hard drives (320 GB, 250GB, 160 GB). I am now wondering which of them to keep using and for how long. Assuming some of them have bad sectors, and are over 2 years old (the small…
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