Hard disk killer tells you to do this to prolong life

Whether it is a mechanical hard disk or a solid-state hard disk, the most important thing for them to store data is not the read/write speed, but security. The hard disk is not bad is the greatest blessing. Xiao Bian still retains the 120-GB hard drive more than a decade ago. It is because it is well-preserved and it is still used to save some of the data. In order to make the hard disk prolong life, there are actually a few small flaws.

Avoid frequent reads and writes

I don't know whether or not everyone has this kind of time. I want to backup and sort out the data. Then the folder on the hard drive is “selected—copy—paste”. Then I go for something else. There are three or four hours, or even a whole In time of day.

In fact, this approach is very harmful to the hard drive. Because of frequent and long reads and writes, it is a challenge to the motor server and so on. Copying a single large file is fine. Those trivial files are the most terrible. Note that Xiaobian said “frequently + long time”. This will cause the mechanical structure to remain in a high-load working state, and it is very easy to perform a full disk copy of a few terabytes of hard disk (solid-state drives also prohibit long-term frequent read and write, Xiaobian will mention later).

Therefore, it is critical to minimize hard disk reads and writes for a long time. Really encountered the need for a full backup of the transfer of data, Xiao Bian suggested that segmentation, batch, time-sharing copy backup, so there is no problem.

Do not shake music harder healthier

Hard disk read and write, ban! only! shock! move! Although the hard disk has its own protection mechanism, the head can be reset and reset in milliseconds when the vibration amplitude is exceeded. However, it does not mean that you can move the computer to a great extent while reading and writing, and you can arbitrarily shake.

In addition, Xiao Bian strongly recommends that when the computer is installed, the hard disk is best secured with shock-absorbing screws with rubber cushions. Some chassis are more self-contained. If not, “wall cracking” is recommended to buy and install on your own (very Cheaper), can reduce the vibration of the hard disk and reduce the chance of failure.

Hard disk important killer is high temperature

If the first two are still caused by external factors, one of the biggest killers of hard drives is high temperature—no matter if it is a mechanical hard disk or a solid-state hard disk, no one can escape the torture of high temperatures. Therefore, regularly cleaning the chassis dust, check the chassis air duct is essential. Where the air is dusty, Xiao Bian recommends checking the inside of the chassis for less than six months at least. It is also necessary to look out of the box once a year, and it is necessary for the notebook to regularly clean the dust.

Sudden power loss is the ultimate killer

The hardest killer of a hard disk is a sudden power failure. For example, a desktop computer directly shuts off the power (instead of the normal shutdown process) and then turns on the power. The notebook is forced to shut down (press and hold the hard switch) and then it is turned on. The impact on the mechanical hard disk is very high. Seriously, many hard drives in the early days would hang directly because of an unexpected power failure. Solid-state hard disk is afraid of a sudden power outage, after all, is the electric signal erased, the data loss is small, hard disk scrapping is really not a joke.

Finally, Xiao Bian also suggested that if small partners use hard disks as data warehouses to store data for a long period of time, they should be powered on for at least half an hour for about half an hour to ensure that the electronic components of the hard disk are normal and extend the life of hard disks.