Do I have to change these HDs?

[skyline65]

I used wdidle myself however that was when I had no data on the drives and if I did something wrong that wouldn’t have mattered.
I didn’t want to recommend it and find out that you shouldn’t use it on a live data drive.

On a side note just read a thread on the WD forums and one guy has a load cycle count over 7 million?!! Don’t think I would trust that drive.

https://cdn-enterprise.discourse.or.../555a29513dee6b9ad1becf90c1e232b37ff9ae6d.png

 

[Ahmed Badr]

wdidle

Unfortunately the download page of wdidle specify that it only works on specific models which I don't have any off.... :(

 

[skyline65]

I have read people have used it successfully on unsupported drives but Im in the middle of work so cannot locate the links.

This thread might be worth looking at.
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/hacking-wd-greens-and-reds-with-wdidle3-exe.18171/