{"id":49852,"date":"2014-12-17T18:22:25","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T18:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=49852"},"modified":"2014-12-18T16:48:52","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T16:48:52","slug":"4-signs-hard-disk-failing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/4-signs-hard-disk-failing\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Signs Your Hard Disk is Failing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">Common symptoms that may point to an impending hard drive failure.&#8211;PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<h4>4 Signs Your Hard Disk is Failing<\/h4>\n<p>By Vamsi Krishna for MakeTechEasier<\/p>\n<p>As most of us know, hard disks, just like any other electronic devices, have a limited lifespan and could break down after five to ten years of usage. There are a lot of factors that can affect the lifespan of a hard disk like the mechanical stress, temperatures, humidity, working conditions, physical trauma, finite number of write cycles (in case of SSD\u2019s), etc. Luckily, most hard drives do show some symptoms before they die on you. Here are a few common wear and tear signs which can help you back up your precious data when you still have time to do so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.) Corrupted Files<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your files are frequently corrupted, it could be a signal to inform you that your hard disk lifespan is coming to an end soon. 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