Asking about the longevity of an external enclosure-a metal or plastic housing designed to cover and protect a disk drive from damage-is a different question altogether. This means any HDD, whether it’s external or inside of a system.
The simplest answer is that they can run smoothly for three to five years. So let’s get to it: What’s your hard drive’s expiration date?įirst, let’s start with hard disk drives (HDDs). The answers aren’t exactly clear-cut, but there’s a consensus for how long you might expect a typical hard drive to work, whether it’s external or internal. As a Customer Support Technician for hard drive tool technologies, I’m often approached by customers asking: “How long will my external hard drive last?” And then the follow-up, “When will a hard drive failure happen?” or “When can a hard drive be expected to fail?”
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