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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1796484" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I see. Talking until then works.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>At the end of the day...I think the good old-fashioned (and simple)..."drag & drop" is the way to go. Not having heard the drive operate myself...there is always the possibility that the drive is ok & it's just noisy. With that in mind...I'm simply advising using an abundance of caution...and not running the drive any more than necessary just in case it's close to failing. </p><p></p><p>I've owned a lot of hard drives...and 10-15 years ago I can remember there being more hard drive manufacturer's (or at least more 3rd party companies slapping thier brand name on an external drives case). And back then I can remember more variation in the amount of "drive noise" that each drive made when operating (spinning sound was different between drives...the read/write heads moving back & forth made different amounts of noise). Today (or at least the last 5-7 years)...hard drives have become a lot more generic (all look, sound, and kind of operate alike).</p><p></p><p>Since this could be a pretty old drive...the drives "noise" could be normal for the drive...or it could be a result of years of "wear & tear". Copy those files over as soon as you can to a healthier drive...then no worries (and of course that info should also be copied to a 2nd good drive as a redundant backup).<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1796484, member: 56379"] I see. Talking until then works.:) At the end of the day...I think the good old-fashioned (and simple)..."drag & drop" is the way to go. Not having heard the drive operate myself...there is always the possibility that the drive is ok & it's just noisy. With that in mind...I'm simply advising using an abundance of caution...and not running the drive any more than necessary just in case it's close to failing. I've owned a lot of hard drives...and 10-15 years ago I can remember there being more hard drive manufacturer's (or at least more 3rd party companies slapping thier brand name on an external drives case). And back then I can remember more variation in the amount of "drive noise" that each drive made when operating (spinning sound was different between drives...the read/write heads moving back & forth made different amounts of noise). Today (or at least the last 5-7 years)...hard drives have become a lot more generic (all look, sound, and kind of operate alike). Since this could be a pretty old drive...the drives "noise" could be normal for the drive...or it could be a result of years of "wear & tear". Copy those files over as soon as you can to a healthier drive...then no worries (and of course that info should also be copied to a 2nd good drive as a redundant backup).:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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