Of course, the drive manufacturers will state fantastic MTBF values, potentially 50+ years. In the real world, my track record is slightly less than this.

Nothing wrong with leaving systems up continuously. I work in an industry where we have lights-out server rooms full of industrial computers running 24/7. Just make sure you have backups, that's the key!


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