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• Frequent computer freezes, and crashes: if you find your computer freezes and crashes
like the blue screen of death issue frequently, it is possibly caused by your hard drive.
And if if occurs after a fresh installation, it is very likely due to bad hardware and
possibly a failing hard drive.
• Missing files or files failed to open: if you find some files fail to open and are corrupted
even though they were saved without errors OR if some files suddenly disappear, you
should stay alert and take action. The data stored on the hard drive should be recovered
and transferred to a safe place.
• Consuming excessive time to access folders and files: really long wait to access folders
and files is also a sign of hard drive failure, which is the failing areas of the hard drive
requiring repeated read attempts before successful access. However, this can be also
caused by many other computer issues, but it is also a typical sign of hard drive failure.
• A rising number of Bad sectors: a rising number of bad sectors can be a sign of a failing
hard drive. A bad sector is a disk sector on a disk storage unit that is permanently
damaged. Once damaged, all information stored on the sector will be lost. Accumulated
bad sectors are a sign of hard drive failure and they are hard to identify. When large
amounts of your disk are currently in use, the data stored on the disk could be in danger.
• Strange sounds: sound can also indicate hard drive failing. If you hear strange sounds
like clicking or grinding noises coming from the drive, you should pay attention to it. At
the same time, it is highly recommended to make an instant backup as your drive can be
crashed at any time. You may not think this is a problem as everything works normally.
But if your drives read/write heads fail, they could drop down onto the platter surface and
scratch the delicate surfaces, leading to data loss.so if you find that your hard drive makes
occasional clicks or grinding sounds, you’d better backup your data immediately and
replace the drive.
• SMART status is NOT ok. (Self-monitoring, analysis and reporting technology) is a
monitoring system included in computer hard disk drives(HDDs), solid-state
drives(SSDs), and eMMC drives, providing each device with a degree of internal status
monitoring. Modern hard drives have S.M.A.R.T built in, so they can o basic self monitoring
to inform the coming hardware failures. When S.M.A.R.T data indicates a
possible imminent drive failure, software running on the host system will inform users so
they can take preventative action beforehand.
• The system can’t identify the hard disk at all.
Kavungya answered the question on September 1, 2021 at 05:23