"...which might lead one to conclude that the specification promises between 30 and 120 years of continuous operation. This is not the case! The specification i

"...which might lead one to conclude that the specification promises between 30 and 120 years of continuous operation. This is not the case! The specification is based on a large (statistically significant) number of drives running continuously at a test site, with data extrapolated according to various known statistical models to yield the results." https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/kb/hard-disk-drive-reliability-and-mtbf-afr-174791en/ https://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/kb/hard-disk-drive-rel...