HD reaching end of life - how to squeeze last from it?

[seanspotatobiz]

I have a 110 GB HD that is edging towards failure. It's already lost some files due to corruption. Everything has been transferred to a new drive, but since the old one is still more or less functional, I thought I could keep it in service and save my other HD from some wear and tear by copying (not moving) all my music to it and playing it from that drive. That's what I've been doing for the past couple of weeks but occasionally, I get a little warning triangle in the tasktray telling me that Windows couldn't write to Z:/RECYCLERS/<<random string of characters>>

There is no RECYCLERS folder on this drive and the Recycle Bin is configured not to use this drive. Should I be concerned? What are the likely outcomes when this drive finally croaks?

 

[scooter]

Well, if you have transferred all essential stuff, and you o/s and computer files are on the good drive.....then the old one is just gonna die and you wont have 2 hdd's/

However, if you have windows system files or your o/s running on the 'dying' drive...I'd seriously get moving on making sure things are on the good hdd..

once it croaks...your more or less ****ed over

 

[Respital]

I have a 110 GB HD that is edging towards failure. It's already lost some files due to corruption. Everything has been transferred to a new drive, but since the old one is still more or less functional, I thought I could keep it in service and save my other HD from some wear and tear by copying (not moving) all my music to it and playing it from that drive. That's what I've been doing for the past couple of weeks but occasionally, I get a little warning triangle in the tasktray telling me that Windows couldn't write to Z:/RECYCLERS/<<random string of characters>>

There is no RECYCLERS folder on this drive and the Recycle Bin is configured not to use this drive. Should I be concerned? What are the likely outcomes when this drive finally croaks?

My answer would be yes...
I was on a friend's laptop recently plugged in my Flash drive as usual, and when i get home and plug in my Flash Drive Avira automatically pops up with a warning telling my some sort of worm from G:\Recyclers\cftmon.exe is trying to infect your system. blah blah blah i checked the drive and guess what no such folder or hidden folder....then i deleted it and made sure it was gone by using avenger.

Well, if you have transferred all essential stuff, and you o/s and computer files are on the good drive.....then the old one is just gonna die and you wont have 2 hdd's/

However, if you have windows system files or your o/s running on the 'dying' drive...I'd seriously get moving on making sure things are on the good hdd..

once it croaks...your more or less ****ed over

Yup, agreed.
I would just like to add one thing, make sure to make a list of the programs your going to install on your new HDD so you don't lose that too.

 

[seanspotatobiz]

I already reformatted the drive and put music on it. There's no data on there that I can't afford to lose. My question is whether or not I can continue to use the drive (to play music from) without a threat to the integrity of the other drives or Windows stability.