Don't be like me... 2 14TB drives that I bought less than a year ago are dying, and I'm pretty sure it's my fault.

I fucked up. I bought these drives recertified in July of last year from a reputable seller for about $230AUD each, to store my "Linux ISOs" and "DVD rips". They worked perfectly, no data errors, I was super happy with them. During a 2AM moment of stupidity (you know those nights where you just hyperfixate on dicking around with your servers?), I made the mistake of moving the server that contained these drives while it was on. Since then I've been getting data errors left and right. The worst part? From the same seller, an equivalent drive now costs $620AUD. A 2.7x increase. submitted by /u/sp-rky [link] [comments]