How do I keep my external hard drive healthy?
Prevent External Hard Drive Failure
- The worst thing you can do when dealing with a damaged hard drive is panic.
- Prevent the most common drive failure causes. …
- Monitor drive health. …
- Reduce data load. …
- Manage drive life cycle. …
- Be exceedingly careful with the drive. …
- Use on proper surfaces. …
- Always use the Remove Device option.
