I have CrystalDisk installed on my PC which checks the health of the installed drives and warns of any issues. When I plugged in my portable hard drive into the desktop PC a caution was issued by CrystalDisk indicating that the drive was not healthy.
When I had finished the backup I was doing I checked within the Tools on the external Seagate drive itself and this did not suggest any problems with the drive.
I don't know whether I should continue to rely on the portable drive now or not. It is only about 3 years old so I am not keen on replacing it if I don't need to.
Should I buy another one just in case. These portable drives don't last long do they? Mine seem to get issues after a few years despite them not being in constant use.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
When I had finished the backup I was doing I checked within the Tools on the external Seagate drive itself and this did not suggest any problems with the drive.
I don't know whether I should continue to rely on the portable drive now or not. It is only about 3 years old so I am not keen on replacing it if I don't need to.
Should I buy another one just in case. These portable drives don't last long do they? Mine seem to get issues after a few years despite them not being in constant use.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.