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minus-squareHubertMannelinkfedilink23•1 month agoactually the article mentions the smart metrics did not show it. The guy had to use something deeper.
minus-squareMaggiWuerzelinkfedilinkEnglish10•1 month agoSMART data is reset by a lot of refurbished HDDs, but then you usually KNOW that they are refurbished
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoIt may depend on the level of “refurbishing” that’s been done, but I don’t believe that’s a very good idea.
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actually the article mentions the smart metrics did not show it. The guy had to use something deeper.
SMART data is reset by a lot of refurbished HDDs, but then you usually KNOW that they are refurbished
It may depend on the level of “refurbishing” that’s been done, but I don’t believe that’s a very good idea.