I just noticed that my hard drive makes short smells. No clicking, more hissing. I think it's the read heads. Is that something bad? The smells are not there often. It always happens after I boot up my laptop. But not when I boot up, only after about 20 minutes. The laptop is now almost 7 years old. Is my data in danger?
Save your data quickly on an external hard drive. Then you are on the safe side when the hard drive in the laptop gives up
The noise has been there for a few weeks, the PC is still running very smoothly. The sound is really only there for about 10 minutes and then I no longer have it after sleep mode. The laptop isn't mine, it's my mother's. Have no desire that she makes me stupid that I do it. She doesn't know anything about technology, so I don't dare to ask my mother about an external hard drive…
But you risk a total crash. Data should always be stored externally to avoid data loss
Should I also copy Windows? Or just the important thing?
Do not avoid the topic!
Hard drives that make noise almost always face a total failure.
Oh yes: no backup? No pity! (20 years of preaching that they are necessary must be enough!)
Ahja, go to a friend who knows about it. It's not that easy to explain here. And another tip. Make yourself a bit smart on how to use computers, which could be very helpful in some situations. All the best
I know computers well when it comes to software. Hardware is not mine. Unfortunately I have no friends who are familiar with hardware. Well. Nevertheless, I thank you
Could it have something to do with the fact that I had to do the one force shutdown yesterday because it completely hung up and then I did a shutdown that completely cut off the power supply in one fell swoop and therefore damaged the read heads?
No, that has nothing to do with it. A hard drive that is 7 years old can break.
Okay, another confirmation for my mother that the hard drive can break on its own.
