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    My Hard Drive Failed A Seatools "Long Generic" Scan. How Likely Is It To Be Failing?

    The Western Digital extended test passed. Here are the results: By the way, I just found the log file from my initial SeaTools test. Here are the results: Should I proceed with the CrystalDiskInfo test now?
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    My Hard Drive Failed A Seatools "Long Generic" Scan. How Likely Is It To Be Failing?

    That's a relief. I had avoided using the "Write Zeros" method because it destroys data and I didn't want to do that.
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    My Hard Drive Failed A Seatools "Long Generic" Scan. How Likely Is It To Be Failing?

    Should I wait until the Western Digital diagnostic finishes? So far, I'm an hour and a half into the test with about 9 more hours to go.
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    My Hard Drive Failed A Seatools "Long Generic" Scan. How Likely Is It To Be Failing?

    Does that mean that it will destroy any data I have on the drive? I have a lot of valuable data on it.
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    My Hard Drive Failed A Seatools "Long Generic" Scan. How Likely Is It To Be Failing?

    Thank you. That is very informative. I just found out that Western Digital (my hard drive' manufacturer) has its own diagnostic tool, and am currently running it. It will take about 10 hours to complete (I'm running the Extended Test). I think I will try to get a new hard drive fairly soon...
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    My Hard Drive Failed A Seatools "Long Generic" Scan. How Likely Is It To Be Failing?

    I have a 1 TB Western Digital external hard drive hooked up to my computer via USB. I have been slightly worried about the possibility of it going out, as I've had it for three years now and it seems to be getting a tad noisier and slower to start up lately (although that could be my...
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