There are free programs you can download to check your drives health. I did that and run them regularly. At least you can get a warning that way. Hdd drives are cheap right now.
grichie5 wrote:
Like many, I back up my hard drive regularly to an external hard drive. I have used the same external drive for the last five years or so.
They do have a limited life and do fail unexpectedly.
Is it good practice to change out external drives periodically, after a few years use, even if they're still working?
Or, is the Virus getting to me?