Care tips for hard drive to avoid data loss

A lot of computer users complain about an unexpected data loss. Though there are a lot of techniques which might help one recover accidentally deleted data, yet it is associated with a lot of inconvenience and of course expenditure. The most common reason for data loss is malfunctioning or physical damage of the hard disk drive. Despite being aware of the fact that hard drive is an important part of the system, people do not take proper care of the part.

Here are some tips to keep your hard drive in a good health –

·         Avoid all kinds of external pressure imposed on the drive – Mishandling the hard drive may cause physical damage to it. Generally when people move or install it, the equipment can get damaged due to bumping or jarring resulting into its malfunctioning.

·         Discharge the static – Every time you turn off your system, go for proper shut down. Before you turn it on, unplug and re-plug the power supply and monitor cable to discharge the built up static as it may pose a risk to the hard drive. 

·         Maintain the room temperature and humidity – High room temperature and high level of humidity may not be a sole cause for hard drive failure but it can be said that these equipments are designed to work at a particular temperature and work better if the environmental factors are maintained. Keep a check on the performance of your hard drive – There are a number of software and tools available online that can evaluate your hard drive’s current performance and clear up the irrelevant files to speed it up. You should regularly perform these checks and delete the data that is not required.

                                                                                                                       

     Take data backup frequently – Hard drive failures can be sudden causing huge data loss and deleted files recovery expenses. So it is always better to take a data backup and avoid such situations.