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Old 27-01-2017, 08:37
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Originally Posted by rambohazard View Post
I read on the internet and had a experience (twice) about repack games can damage the HDD because some repackers (including me) have methods that extract thousands of folders and small files and inject back to original file. This process make the drive use the maximum read/write throught the folders and can let the files fragmented. I had 2 (almost the current) HDD damaged over the years that i installed and made repack games. It is true or just coincidence what happened to me? Repack games can really damage the Hard Disk?

Sorry for the bad english
Typical urban myth. Browsing the web creates and deletes thousands and millions of files. Reading/writing files is a NORMAL mode for any HDD. Just make defragmentation once a week or so to keep random access at good speed.
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