Unless you have a solid state hard drive your hard drive has moving parts and for that reason it is susceptible to failure. Hard drives have a higher failure rate during the first year of use and failure rates rise again after 4 years of use. Regular maintenance can help to diagnose potential hard drive problems, however it is always recommended that you backup any important data because hardware failure can occur at anytime.  The most important thing on your computer is the data that is stored on it. Your important data is being stored on the hard drive inside your computer. The hard drive industry is moving towards standardizing solid state drives which don’t contain moving parts but currently the cost is still too high. This means that most people have hard drives that are subject to hardware failure. Even those who have solid state drives aren’t completely safe from experiencing hardware malfunctions. In the past computers de-fragmented themselves on schedule but today that practice is rarely preformed because that process can actually wear the drives out faster. CompuSecures' technicians will performs a yearly recommended  hard drive diagnostics to evaluate the current potential for hardware failures free of cost for our VIP memebers.