The oldest one I have is from 2007. Still works fine. As for how long they last it heavily depends on your luck. I’ve seen HDD’s from the mid-nineties that still work, not in person just to clarify. I don’t have any irreplacable data stored on them. It’s also important to use a filesystem that can detect corruption like btrfs, becachefs, or zfs.
How long do HDDs last though? I’ve got some from 2015 to 2018 manufacture date. Seems dated and old.
The oldest one I have is from 2007. Still works fine. As for how long they last it heavily depends on your luck. I’ve seen HDD’s from the mid-nineties that still work, not in person just to clarify. I don’t have any irreplacable data stored on them. It’s also important to use a filesystem that can detect corruption like btrfs, becachefs, or zfs.