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Synology 8-Bay - Time to upgrade HDDs? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by SenatorSteakums@alien.top to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

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I have a Synology 8-bay 1817+ from 2017 with 8 - 4TB WD NAS drives setup in RAID 10 for data safety. I've had this connected to a UPS the entire time (swapped batteries, etc) and it gracefully shuts down if there is a power outage. Everything is reporting normal, drives SMART data looks great, device is operating well. I also have redundant offset backups of the data.

Given that most HDDs only last ~5 years on averages, should I begin replacing the WD RED NAS HDDs eve though they are operating fine? Feel like I'm on a ticking time-bomb. Has anyone had any experience upgrading/migrating a Synology from one set of drives to another?

Thanks

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[–] takinaboutnuthin@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Where did you get the stat on most HDDs lasting 5 years on average?

This seems totally off. I have an HDD from 2012 that works just fine even though it gets a lot of I/O action (torrenting). I had older HDDs from the 90s and 2000s that also still worked after 7-10 before they were retired.

The HDD in my current has been in (heavy) use for just 3 years, but I don't thin it's unreasonable to assume that it will last another 5 years before it is replaced.

[–] Darthscary@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I have HD’s from my first and only Synology DS209 running in unraid

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