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After just three years, the average hard drive's failure probability skyrockets. When the drive is exposed to varying temperatures, humidity, or external shocks, it may occur sooner. In reality, the hard disc in your laptop starts to fail after three to five years, and SSDs are no different. Do you feel anxious yet?
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Three signals your hard drive is failing and what to do You can use a variety of diagnostic tools to rule out a hard disc problem, but you should start by reviewing the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data on your system. You should be aware that although while Windows is continuously gathering this data in the background, it is notoriously bad at forecasting hard drive failure, and you can encounter a serious problem before an S.M.A.R.T. warning appears many business listings.