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WD Green 2TB high Power On Hours and Load Cycle Count – Seed server veteran

Hi everyone,
I ran a DriveDx diagnostics on my old WD Caviar Green 2TB drive (WD20EARS-005B81).

For context: this drive started its life inside a desktop PC, and was later moved to work 24/7 inside a seed server.

The health indicators show 1% remaining life for Power On Hours (98,693 hours) and Load Cycle Count (1,423,265). However, all sector-related indicators (Reallocated/Pending Sectors) are still at 100% OK.

Given its history as a seed server drive, should I retire it immediately, or can it keep running until it actually develops bad sectors?

Thanks for your insights!

That disk potentially could last but I suggest getting a new disk and retire this ancient disk. SSD are still pricey.

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