Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20180827202615/@comment-1496755-20190111133205

I'm back... indeed, my second hard drive has a problem - weak sectors, which will probably turn into bad sectors eventually (this describes the symptoms I experienced pretty accurately, especially the very slow file access). It works right now, the PC is fully operational, but sooner or later this hard drive will have to be replaced. I'd arther not wait until then, so I'll start looking for a new one as soon as possible, hopefully to get it before the middle of this year.

The really annoying thing is that it's very unpredictable - there is no way to tell when it's going to fail again. Like the IT guy said - "it could be after 2 weeks, or 2 years, or even more".

Ironically, the cheap generic hard drive of my 14-year-old laptop works perfectly after all these years. A bit surprising, considering the heavy usage it was constantly subjected to.

So yeah, it will most definitely have to be replaced buy the end of this year. I'm really glad the system drive is not affected - imagine the hassle of having to reinstall Windows and all the other programs I need. As for the D: drive - everything can be recovered quickly and easily from my backups, so I am not that worried about it dying.