I've been using my work laptop, an HP, and recently it went through a big update after being off for a week. Since it booted back up, I'm seeing a warning about the drive health that says 'Warning: reliability is degraded' and 'Estimated life remaining: limited'. It also mentions to back up my data, which I've been doing through OneDrive, but now when I open files from there, they don't have auto-save on. I have to manually upload any edits, creating separate copies. IT support seems to think it's a OneDrive issue, but I feel it's related to this drive warning. I'm working from home and can't afford my laptop to fail. Can anyone explain what's happening and provide guidance on what I should do? I'm also wondering how severe a drive failure can be, and if I should be considering getting a new laptop altogether since this one has been slow and crashes as well.
3 Answers
Did anything happen to your laptop, like drops or spills? If you notice any weird noises, like clicks, that’s a bad sign. At this stage, it’s a good idea to save all your important documents to the company’s network or even use a thumb drive for backups, just in case.
It sounds like your drive is failing, which means the laptop might become unusable soon. The error message is a clear warning, so I’d back up everything important right away. It could fail at any moment—could be tomorrow, or it could last a month. Just don’t wait too long, as you definitely need a working device for your job.
Your hard drive is the device that stores your files, and the warning means it’s probably on its last legs. Since it's likely to stop functioning soon, you should definitely reach out to IT again and demand they escalate this issue with someone who's actually equipped to handle it.
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