Oracle 74 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) An interesting development in the last few days. Recently, one of my external hard drives I connect to my desktop has started making a sound similar to that of sucking something out of a straw, not a click, but more of a sucking noise. If I put my hand on top of it and sit it there for a moment, it's as if I can feel it, well, clicking. Is the drive failing, should I be worried about this? If it is, what is the fix? Not worried about losing data, as it is all backed up across two other hard drives, and not worried about having to replace it, as I have a few spare drives as well. Just curious about what could be causing this and how it could be fixed. It's a relatively new drive, as in bought in May 2018. Thanks. EDIT: Forgot to mention, this issue happens on and off, but regularly throughout the day. Edited December 13, 2018 by SPRINKLES-PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 External HDDs are meant for storage, and not continual activity. It sounds like it's failing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle 74 Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) Thanks, buddy. Appreciated. For future projects/upgrades, what would my best option be for continual activity? I've run Emby for the past year or so with no HDD issues beforehand. These drives are off a majority of the night, normally off at 2AM and back on again at around 8AM-9AM. Once on, they aren't often off until the automatic shut-down at 2AM. For life expectancy and continual activity, what would my best route to take? I'm tech-savvy and rather interested in this stuff. Just learning as I go, really. These forums help loads. @ Edited December 13, 2018 by SPRINKLES-PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Using a NAS is probably best for your setup. There are a range of choices, or if you have an old PC sitting around, you could turn that into a NAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracle 74 Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Neat. Thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAlGaInTl 279 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Using a NAS is probably best for your setup. There are a range of choices, or if you have an old PC sitting around, you could turn that into a NAS. I would add that the use of enterprise drives or drives designed for NAS will help as well. They may not be as fast, but have higher reliability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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