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Gray_Area:
I'm using XP 32bit. Most of the time, I prefer to use thumbnails in directory viewing. When I open a directory that has a lot of items in it, it can take up to thirty seconds for it to 'catch up' so that I can scroll through the whole thing. Disabling 'cache thumbnails' helps this a bit.

However. In the last day or so, opening a folder here and there has crashed that whole part of Explorer. That is, all system/data folders I have open at the time, and the task bar disappears for a little while.

Are these signs of mortality?

danny_galaga:

While you are waiting for the answer, I think it would be prudent to start backing everything up  ;)

saint:
I'm not sure those are signs of impending hard drive failure so much as signs of XP failure. I.E. You may need to scan/clean/update your XP, or wipe and reload. Either of those scenarios or actual hard drive failure, or just general best practices of course, is a reason to have a regular backup in place! :)

smalltownguy:
Do you hear any whining or clicking with the drive? Those are two tell tale signs I've observed in the past.

Dervacumen:
Like said, the fact you're thinking about it means it should be backed up just in case.
Then defragment and see if that helps.

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