HDD is failing ?

CEALOA · Aug 25, 2016

Hello,

i have an 5 years old hdd 500 GB HDD filled with data but i checked speedfan software and saw

this .. the disk was very slow when i open any partition of the disk but for some reason this problem

fixed itself and i can access the data fast with no problems but this reading worrying me

http://imgur.com/Ec5MHzr

13thmonkey · Aug 25, 2016

Make a back up now, before you do anything else, it's probably on it's last legs.

Kurz · Aug 25, 2016

4-5 years is the average life of a harddrive. Backup...

CEALOA · Aug 25, 2016

13thmonkey :

Kurz :

thanks for the replys i will do backup asap but i downloaded lifeguard from WD websites and i did a test and it pass ?

http://imgur.com/a/TQZ87

13thmonkey · Aug 25, 2016

do a backup before you do anything else at all, no tests, no scans, no nothing, backup NOW. then we'll test it and see what the scans say.

CEALOA · Aug 25, 2016

13thmonkey :

okay im copying now the data to another hdd

D_Know_WD · Aug 26, 2016

Hi there CEALOA,

Sorry that you are facing some issues with your WD Blue.

As the other guys suggested, you should really back up the data first.

Apart from that, it seems that there are some weak sectors. Yet, because of the screenshot, we can't see their number. Anyway, sometimes reformat or writing zeros(a process that fills in 0 values in each sector) could help in similar cases.

If this is a non OS drive, then the process would be easier, as you just need to back up your data. In case it is an OS one, you will need to back up your data, attach the drive to another working machine as a secondary one, reformat(or write zeros), re-test so you can see if there is any difference, plug back the drive back in your system, perform a clean OS install.

Let me know in case you have some more questions,
D_Know_WD

CEALOA · Aug 26, 2016

D_Know_WD :

thank you for your answer !

im facing this problem from 3 months ago and when i saw this i did a backup and got a new WD Drive but i removed the

backup from a week to make some space because nothing happened to the drive it's even faster now as i mentioned in

the thread but i did a backup again , can this process writing zeros or format the drive cause it to fail or slow it down or

make it less space

D_Know_WD · Aug 26, 2016

Could you post a screenshot of the pending sectors and their number? (should be the last column)
In case the drive is in a poor condition, extensive writing(like the zero fill process) could shorten the drives life. Yet, I don't think the drive is in a poor condition.
Both these processes will not make your drive have less space, but will wipe all the data stored on it.

Anyway, as you are currently happy with the drives performance, you can just leave it like that. Just test it from time to time, so you can keep an eye on these values.
Keep in mind that you should always keep your most important data backed up on another place, even if you are not facing any HDD related problems.

Cheers,
D_Know_WD

CEALOA · Aug 26, 2016

D_Know_WD :

here is a screenshot of the values http://imgur.com/a/ZG73V i dont know what happened but Uncorrectable Sector count

is now " OK " in speedfan , more Attribute http://imgur.com/a/AhJDu , but how i can know when i test the drive from time to

time that the values is going wrong ? and really thanks for keeping up sir

D_Know_WD · Aug 26, 2016

Well, just test it in two weeks or a month. See if the weak sectors increase or not. In case they do, you can try the things that I have already suggested.
See if some reallocated sectors(sectors that went bad and were reallocated) appear as well.

D_Know_WD

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