Should i be worried about my SSD and HDD's error rates?

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Are those results to be worried about?

I am planning a major upgrade in some months and to save some money i was thinking on keeping both my ssd and hdd's but if they're getting close to say goodbye i'll add new ones to the list.

Everything's performing fine but looking a those results gave me pause for a bit.

Would appreciate a feedback on it.

Thanks.

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Where are you getting the error rates from - Whats' reporting the errors?

Healthy drives typically do not get a lot of errors.

Have you tried HD monitoring programs such as Acronis Disk Monitor or tried testing the drives with Seatools (Will work with non-Seagate drives).

I'd be making regular backups of your data if you're not already.
 
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CrystalDiskInfo. But it does says "good" tho. I did tried Seagate tools and says the storages are okay.

Tried Acronis app that you mentioned.

It says the drivers' health is good. no critical events
tho temp reading is inaccurate, you can see the alert?
It says temps are at 212F or 100C which is false it's at 27C, another 30C and another in 31C
I also noticed an increased reading error rate from the SSD from the first set of pics i posted is 94 now is 120
Is that bad? I don't actual error btw those are just monitoring apps' results.

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I had used the Seagate Tool previously but only the quick scan option. After your post i used again and performed every scan it offers and almost all of them came out "Approved 100%" except one scan of the SSD came out "Short DST Approved 90%" Which i don't know what it means. Both HDD's came out "Short DST Approved 100%".

Would like to know if those 3 storages are healthy enough to last 2-5 more years or should i replace them when i upgrade my rig?
 
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Honestly speaking, the long extended test is the best one to use. (it WILL take a long time) but from what I am seeing and from what you are saying, the drives look OK.
 
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Yes i did the extended one too. Took well over 2 hours and resulted in all 3 storages "Approved 100%"
So, i shouldn't worry about the error rate thing shown in the other monitoring apps like CrystalDiskInfo and Acronis?

Thanks
 
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Correct, if SeaTools says they are fine, then there is not need to worry. SeaTools is for Seagate HDD's and the results test many more parameters than other software.
 
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Thank you for the help
 
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IMO SeaTools is not to be trusted. Instead I recommend Seagate's SeaChest Utilities. SeaChest provides full attribute data whereas SeaTools just gives you a pass or fail indication, or at least that was the case last time I looked. For example, SeaTools will give a passing grade to a drive with 2000 bad sectors, without warning you of impending doom.

As for the error rates, the raw attribute values are sector counts, not error counts. This appears to be the case for OCZ, also.

Official SeaChest download page:
https://www.seagate.com/au/en/support/software/seachest/

SeaChest has now gone open source:
https://github.com/Seagate/openSeaChest

Seagate SMART Attribute Specification:
http://t1.daumcdn.net/brunch/service/user/axm/file/zRYOdwPu3OMoKYmBOby1fEEQEbU.pdf

Normal SATA SMART Attribute Behavior (Seagate):
http://t1.daumcdn.net/brunch/service/user/axm/file/Vw3RJSZllYbDc86ssL6bofiL4r0.pdf

I suspect that OCZ's attribute specs are similar to the following:
https://media.kingston.com/support/downloads/MKP_306_SMART_attribute.pdf
 
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Sorry, i'm nowhere near savvy enough (even with the readme) to use this command line tool thing. Too complicated for me.
But, what would your evaluation be based on the images posted above?
 
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