Noisy fan on my external hard drive - advice please

Unplug fan?

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orange71

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Fed up with the racket - can I unplug the fan without doing long term damage? Does it *really* need it? I'm happy to leave the lid off the enclosure if that makes a difference.

What's your collective opinion?
 
you might loose the contents of the drive if you uplug the fan - modern drives can get very hot, I wouldn't recommend it..
 
Can you not get a replacement fan?
If not then you could buy an external hard drive caddy and move the hard drive into this. The new one may come with a fan in it but they do not always have a fan inside.
Running the old one without the fan should be ok if you leave the lid off it.
 
Open the enclosure and check the drive - most modern drives will run just fine without a fan.
I had a crap enclosure with a fan. Bought a newer enclosure. No fan, same drive, no problem.
 
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