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71-TiB NAS with twenty-four 4TB drives hasn't had a single drive failure for ten years — owner outlines key approaches to assure HDD longevity(www.tomshardware.com)

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Turning off your NAS will save on electric costs and save your hard drives.

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Note that this advice doesn’t work for SSDs. The little bastards hate being powered off for too long. They prefer always-on to have their self-correcting routines work continuously.

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