Shucked WD drives, how long have you had them running?


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I have 7 shucked WD Mybook 10TB white drives running in my unraid, the oldest oldest 4 of them are just over two years old now and running just fine, and the newest one have been running for about 6 months.

 

How long have you had yours running, and how long do you think one can expect them to last?

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I think I have 4+ shucked drives, all of them running for multiple years. No issues on my end. Most are either WD Red, or the white labeled ones that are basically Red drives.
I don't think shucked drives change the lifetime, for that you may want to look at the backblaze report on their failure rates. Some are just more prone that others (apparently WD were higher than average) but keep in mind they use those in datacenters so usage is more intense. Personally, for the price I am ok with the slightly higher risk and havent had any issues.

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