Hard disk failure worries?

I currently have a 1TB HDD from Toshiba connected to my PS4, which works perfectly.

However, the 1TB are not enough, which is why I would like to replace this with another. I still have a 2TB "Expansion Plus; STEF2000401" from Seagate lying around, which I rarely use.

That means, I would move all the games from the 1TB HDD to the Seagate 2TB HDD and then use the 1TB HDD for my office purposes.

Now comes the question: I've read a lot of reviews that the hard drive breaks after a total of 2 years in operation. Now I'm unsure whether it would be a wise choice to load all my games onto this hard drive, since the hard drive is used much longer and more intensively on the PS4 than on the PC.

What do you all mean? Cause concern?

Basically it is unfounded. I have hard drives that have been in operation for far longer than 2 years (5 to 10 years) and are used more intensively than those on my Playstation.

Sure, you are unlucky and catch a record that disappears after a short time on the other side. But most hard drives last longer than 2 years.

Hard drives are wearing parts. Every disk can break so badly from one second to the next that it is impossible to read out the data. That is why you have a backup of all important data. In fact, that's the definition of "important" to be precise:

Any data that is not backed up is unimportant.

It makes no sense to speculate which disk on which device will be defective earlier, because that is a coincidental occurrence. I wouldn't necessarily put a 12 year old disk on a busy server. But 2 year old HDDs still have enough leeway for serious use. But you can only get security through a backup. As soon as you have that, it doesn't matter which record breaks where first.

For 64 euro you can get an external HDD with 2TB. This is a lot of money, but it saves you a lot of time and money if you smear a record.