CHKDSK running every few days

rmg1

Didn't get around to making a new image last night, but I'll definitely do one tonight.
Should a HDD fail after only 2 years or so?

-TangleFoot-

rmg1 wrote: »

Should a HDD fail after only 2 years or so?

Not knowing where it is or how it's being used, we can't tell you. But as far as I know, bad sectors/blocks only show up in the logs when the disk has run out of spares to reallocate.

Kernel_Sanders

macman wrote: »

When it happens, pop in your new hard drive and restore from the image.

But where do you store this image, and what fraction of the data on the HDD does it take up? (I only have CD drive).

GunJack

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

But where do you store this image, and what fraction of the data on the HDD does it take up? (I only have CD drive).

the disk image file produced by acronis, macrium, etc will be around the same size as the used space on the hdd you are imaging, so 53GB used space on the original hdd, image will be a smidge over 53GB. You store this on an external hdd, ready to be re-instated (by acronis, macrium, whichever prog you created it with) onto the new hdd.

NOTE:- whichever imaging prog you use, you use from a bootCD, to both create and re-instate the image files.

also note that images produced with one prog are not normally able to be re-instated with a different imaging prog....

macman

rmg1 wrote: »

Didn't get around to making a new image last night, but I'll definitely do one tonight.
Should a HDD fail after only 2 years or so?

Hmm, that's what everyone says when they lose their irreplaceable data...'I always meant to take a backup'...
No, a hard drive should not normaly fail after two year, but some do. I've known drives last 10 years, I've also known them fail on brand new machines within weeks of purchase. All you can say is that, being a mechanical device with fast moving parts, they will all fail eventually, and therefore data should be backed up from day one, if it matters to you. Assume that failure will occur tomorrow.
Your backup/disk image should be done to an external USB hard drive.

rmg1

OK, did the back-up last night to an external HDD.
I bought the drive from ebuyer (can't remember the make/model) bit it's around 2 years ago.

I believe it's still under warranty (think it came with 3 years warranty) so does that mean if it fails in the near future, the manufacturers will repair/replace it?

macman

Yes, they will replace it under warranty. But they won't compensate you for loss of data.

rmg1

I can live with lack of compensation now I have a backup.
I was just curious as to the warranty situation.

I'll double-check what warranty I've got on the drive.