5 signs that your hard drive is probably about to fail

Whether you have a solid state or mechanical drive, there is always a chance the device will fail and take all your data with it.

Regardless of the type of drive, your computer will usually show subtle signs of impending disk failure. Paying attention to these signs can save you from unexpectedly losing the data stored on your drive.

These are five tell-tale signs that usually point to a hard drive failure in the near future.

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