Hi, I have six Toshiba Canvio external HDDs. some are 500Gb, some are 1TB. They all run quietly except one that occasionally, (and sometimes often when it is working), makes a chirping sound, which is a little irritating. It doesn't seem to affect it's operation but I am wondering if this is normal or within its tolerance of operation? If I put my ear up to it while it is working I can hear the motor kicking in and out and and the high chirp sound is when it either starts up or stops momentarily.
For example it does it quite often when it is being read (copying or writing data) or when doing a defrag on it. And is it ok to defrag these ext HDDs? Or does that wear them out quicker?
Thanks
For example it does it quite often when it is being read (copying or writing data) or when doing a defrag on it. And is it ok to defrag these ext HDDs? Or does that wear them out quicker?
Thanks
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