Could a random removal of an external HDD lead to data loss?
Could a random removal of an external HDD lead to data loss?
Yes, randomly disconnecting an external HDD can lead to data corruption even when it's in an idle state.
Seagates' report seems a bit unusual. But regardless of the outcome, having a reliable backup is essential. Drives from any brand or model can fail rapidly. Right now, I own a 16TB Toshiba Enterprise at Tosh for warranty service. It’s been around 7 months and started showing problems—initially no issues, then it failed as reported by my NAS and later Windows, within about four days. Earlier, a 3TB WD drive went from working perfectly to completely dead in roughly 36 days.
The term "idle" refers to a situation where something isn't actively being used, but it doesn't necessarily mean the operating system isn't functioning. Indexing, writing back, and similar actions can still occur even when not in use. Occasional disconnections might affect data integrity.
I connected my external hdd and after a short time when it tried to autorun or autoplay it would suddenly disconnect and reconnect again. The hdd uses the Quick Removal policy, which turned off write caching. Could data still get damaged even though no read or write was taking place?
The probability is minimal, yet it cannot be entirely dismissed.
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Seagates' updates seem a bit unusual. But regardless of the outcome, having a reliable backup is essential. Hard drives from any brand can fail rapidly. Right now, I own a 16TB Toshiba Enterprise at Tosh for warranty service. It’s been around 7 months and started showing problems—initially no issues, then deteriorating as reported by my NAS and later Windows, within about four days. Earlier, a 3TB WD drive went from working perfectly to completely failing in roughly 36 hours. Don’t wait for SMART or other alerts to start safeguarding your data.