Posted 08/19/2007 at 04:42:18pm

Forget this article. This article isn't totally wrong, but it is totally wrong-headed. This is all you need to know about HDD failures: Are you ready? BACKUP....that's it. And I don't mean a backup after the failure. I mean a continuing, well thought out, routine backup. I can't tell you how many times I've seen people do backups after they detect the first signs of failure. In some case they've even wiped out a good week old backup to make room for a second copy of bad data already corrupted by an ongoing HDD problem. You aren't always going to get a warning sign. You aren't always going to be able to use a recovery tool to bail you out. You aren't always going to be able to freeze it, boil it or barbecue it. But a good backup will save your bacon.