8. Protect Your Hard Drive
This may sound simple, but the best way to never have to worry about a hard drive failure is to protect it. Hard drives can be sabotaged long before their “engine life” runs out by any number of spills, falls, power surges, over heats, and more. This is doubly so for laptops. So by keeping your coffee away, regularly turning it off, and taking out your frustration on a stress doll, you can keep your drive running longer.