BT bad for your hard drive?

Jesusloving · 07-15-2005, 06:07 AM

i often use BitTorrent to download something, but lately i have heard that BT is extremely bad for the hard drive. and also my laptop's hard drive has been worn off, though i am not sure it's because of BT,but it's after i used BT that my laptop's condition got worse...

meanwhile, compared with BT, is emule or edonkey bad for the hard drive too??

**The_Other_One** · 07-15-2005, 06:15 AM

Well... They are illegal but I can't see them really being bad on a harddrive. I mean of course the more you use the drive the faster it'll wear out, but I don't think those such programs would cause any more wear than say normal use as you can't download things all that fast...

Jesusloving · 07-15-2005, 06:21 AM

BT's carry on read and write to the hard drive the operation and will shorten the hard drive life span multifariously with long hours.Because the document capacity of the BT download all more and greatly, time that carry on continuously to read and write( spread and download up) random usually will attain several, this is affirmative to hard drive and will bring some bad influence.

kof2000 · 07-15-2005, 06:23 AM

is just that BT fragments your drive super fast thats all. i've been using BT for like maybe 2 years and no hdd failed yet.

**dragon2309** · 07-15-2005, 11:16 AM

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Well... They are illegal

Filesharing programs arent illegal, its only if you download illegal stuff, i could put my own composed music up on there for people to download, thats not illegal, only when you download copyrighted stuff is it illegal. Same goes with unsigned bands, its not yet illegal to download there tracks.

Jesusloving · 07-15-2005, 02:15 PM

2 years is not so long.

DanLatimer · 07-15-2005, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesusloving

2 years is not so long.

when ur hardware is obsolete in like 4 years 2 years is quite long..
how long do u plan to use your hdd?

Jesusloving · 07-15-2005, 02:34 PM

i used BT for a winter break(a month or so), and its condition got worse obviously quickly...well, i am not sure it was because of BT, so i posted this thread to ask u guys if u have the same feeling...well, it seems that u guys dont think it was because of BT.

DanLatimer · 07-15-2005, 03:05 PM

what were the symptoms?

Jesusloving · 07-15-2005, 03:23 PM

computer always was slower than be4,and the hard drive didnt work<===symptoms

07-15-2005, 06:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jesusloving Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 37	BT bad for your hard drive? i often use BitTorrent to download something, but lately i have heard that BT is extremely bad for the hard drive. and also my laptop's hard drive has been worn off, though i am not sure it's because of BT,but it's after i used BT that my laptop's condition got worse... meanwhile, compared with BT, is emule or edonkey bad for the hard drive too?? __________________ Website Forum

07-15-2005, 06:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Well... They are illegal but I can't see them really being bad on a harddrive. I mean of course the more you use the drive the faster it'll wear out, but I don't think those such programs would cause any more wear than say normal use as you can't download things all that fast... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

07-15-2005, 06:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jesusloving Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 37	BT's carry on read and write to the hard drive the operation and will shorten the hard drive life span multifariously with long hours.Because the document capacity of the BT download all more and greatly, time that carry on continuously to read and write( spread and download up) random usually will attain several, this is affirmative to hard drive and will bring some bad influence. __________________ Website Forum

07-15-2005, 06:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	is just that BT fragments your drive super fast thats all. i've been using BT for like maybe 2 years and no hdd failed yet. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

07-15-2005, 02:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jesusloving Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 37	2 years is not so long. __________________ Website Forum

07-15-2005, 02:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jesusloving Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 37	i used BT for a winter break(a month or so), and its condition got worse obviously quickly...well, i am not sure it was because of BT, so i posted this thread to ask u guys if u have the same feeling...well, it seems that u guys dont think it was because of BT. __________________ Website Forum

07-15-2005, 03:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
DanLatimer Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia Age: 22 Posts: 659	what were the symptoms? __________________ -DAN ____________________________________ MY PC: Windows XP PRO AMD XP 64 3000+ oc to 2.25ghz 1 GB PC2700 Memory Radeon 9600XT 256mbs Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 5.1 surround sound

07-15-2005, 03:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jesusloving Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 37	computer always was slower than be4,and the hard drive didnt work<===symptoms __________________ Website Forum

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