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Two disks, click of death (6tb) WD. I recued one by flipping it upside down. Could temperature be killing my disks? (zerobytes.monster)
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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/cleuseau on 2025-03-29 23:18:52.

I put my computer in the back room and it goes from -10c to about +5. Never had problems until I moved my unix server out back. I know for solid state it's probably better to be cold - but these SMR/CMR disks whatever they are - could it just be the cold killing the drives?

Long story: I had my computer in the house. moved about 4tb of data to the disks, Moved the computer to the back room for a long time and both drives had click of death after 4 month of no power. So I didn't let them idle with the click of death.

Flipped them over, a trick I learned as a kid in the 80s (long story) and copied my data off but now I wonder what the root cause is.

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