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Originally Posted by crossi
How often do you replace your physical drive? I'm worried about data degradation over time. I've heard you start losing data after 5 years or less depending on what you are using for storage.
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I replace mine when they die (and they do all go eventually). No sooner than that.
I'd say the oldest working hard drive I have right now is about 7 years old (an external drive that isn't used often).
I have replaced the hard drive in my oldest iMac (from 2007) 3 times already.
I haven't yet replaced the drive in my newest iMac (mid-2011), nor have I replaced the drive in my Macbook Pro (mid-2009). No data problems on either at this time.