Thread:John Foulroberts/@comment-4865410-20140108152420/@comment-2144593-20140108230333

What do you mean by "break"?

The only thing that can truly "break" an HDD is time. All of them will fail at one point because of the fact that there are moving parts. Moving parts = friction = heat = wear...

If it's a bit old, it may be on the downward slope of its lifetime. Would suggest replacing and reformatting if it'll be a while before you get this new system.