otherwise" to protect the hard drive
As always...you have to treat/handle the components carefully, you have to keep them cool, and you have to backup your system and or your data regularly.
I also use SpinRite periodically to rewrite the HDD data to conform with the current wear pattern and that plus leaving my system running 24-7 has worked well for me.
The secret is doing the backups and being prepared for the inevitable. Get some good backup software to make it easy and reliable.
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My 11 month old HDD failed and I just ordered a western digital scarpio black 500gb 7200rpm. I need to know what software "paid or free" to use to help protect this hard drive better. What would work best. Or things to do to make it last longer. Thank you!

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