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![My hard drive gave me a S.M.A.R.T. alert. I used HDDSCAN to get this report. Is there anything I can do, or do I simply need to buy a new hard drive. My hard drive gave me a S.M.A.R.T. alert. I used HDDSCAN to get this report. Is there anything I can do, or do I simply need to buy a new hard drive.](https://preview.redd.it/hwglnhgqq9g11.png?auto=webp&s=7bbb1ece960b0b43b36c177e3d13d707110b3895)
My hard drive gave me a S.M.A.R.T. alert. I used HDDSCAN to get this report. Is there anything I can do, or do I simply need to buy a new hard drive.
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