ST3000DM008. Lasted for 6 years.

  • f(loat || loathe)@burggit.moe
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    1 year ago

    hmm should i back up my 6 tb drive? it makes brrrr sounds any time i open a folder on it & it also takes a while 🤔 but it’s super new

    • awoo@burggit.moeOPM
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      1 year ago

      it makes brrrr sounds

      It’s normal and expected that a HDD makes noise when it reads/writes data. If it sounds like these it should be fine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJM8rHfsgjk

      it also takes a while

      If you are comparing it to an SSD, a longer response time is expected. If your file manager freezes for seconds whenever you open a folder. That’s probably a bit too slow.