backup. backup. backup.
then also check the SMART stats on it and run the internal tests. if you don’t know how, gsmartcontrol is a good place to start.
i’ve had a couple disks fail right away, and others that just go forever–and one of those is a deathstar, even.
mine is a few blocks away, and requires sacrifice of an always-increasing amount of coinage (literally every other trip costs more).
the dryer half does the same but also now takes twice as long to do its job–requiring even more coinage sacrifice.
they’re also now scared of the dark (it isn’t 24/7 like it used to be), meaning i can’t go there at odd hours to avoid people.
the middle child generation.
because they were lighter and more compact, transporting them burned less fuel. so they were ‘less polluting’