Comments on: Will Macbook hard drive be damaged if moved while running? http://macbookspareparts.com/macbook-drive-damaged-moved-while/ spare parts for the MacBook Air, MacBook & MacBook Pro - logic boards, LCD displays, drives, case parts & keyboards, memory & more... Thu, 05 May 2011 01:37:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Peter S http://macbookspareparts.com/macbook-drive-damaged-moved-while/#comment-745 Peter S Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:28:39 +0000 http://macbookspareparts.com/?p=1654#comment-745 Ideally, it's best to use the laptop in a stationary position. However, as you aptly pointed out, laptops are designed to be used by people on the go. Nowadays, the hard drive in laptops are a lot more rugged than they were many years ago, and can handle the jiggling and shaking of a bus or train or plane. Be careful not to drop it while it's on--you could end up with a bad hard drive and lost data. Back up your data files often (at least once a week) if you don't want them lost when a hard drive goes. And, hard drives on laptops go a lot more often than desktop hard drives. Ideally, it’s best to use the laptop in a stationary position. However, as you aptly pointed out, laptops are designed to be used by people on the go.

Nowadays, the hard drive in laptops are a lot more rugged than they were many years ago, and can handle the jiggling and shaking of a bus or train or plane. Be careful not to drop it while it’s on–you could end up with a bad hard drive and lost data.

Back up your data files often (at least once a week) if you don’t want them lost when a hard drive goes. And, hard drives on laptops go a lot more often than desktop hard drives.

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