The Warning Signs of Disk Failure: An Unexpected Tale of Gradual Decline and Urgent Replacement

✴️ Of course it would be the largest disk in my system.

✴️ Slow failures
Hardware failure can happen suddenly or gradually, often making diagnosis a challenge. Gradual failure of a hard disk can manifest as system slowdowns, increased errors, blue screens, and slow operations during heavy disk usage. Replacing a failing drive can restore both performance and stability. Above all, though, it’s another reminder to always be backed up.

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Chapters
0:00 Warning Signs of Disk Failure
0:40 Gradual slowdown
1:20 Post install
2:40 Things got worse
4:00 Replacement
6:00 Dropbox and OneDrive return
7:00 Still to come

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