What to do with dying hard drive?

I've backed most important things up. Now, what should I do with my dying hard drive?
When I do scandisk, it freezes up. Defragging with O&O only made it worse. More than 80% is "red."
Should try and save it by formatting? Or should I just enjoy the last couple days its working?

sounds like it isn't dying at all but is just mostly filled up

so just delete some files you fucking noob

you should enjoy the last couple days its working.

>> 2
It has 10 gig free of 100! Isn't that enough?

>>4
No. 15 or 20% are required.

Try running SpinRite or HDD Regenerator.

lol shitty filesystems

If it does really die you shouldn't throw it away. Stash it in the attic or something. I read in the Smithsonian that a lot of computer parts andcell phones and things are not properly destroyed or recycled, so it's better just to leave it lying around.

>>7
Um, that's why you dispose of it properly. You can't just throw circuit boards and batteries in the trash (well, you can, but it damages the environment, and is illegal in many places).

That's exactly what I said, written shorter. You can't dispose of it properly because no one really knows how I think.

use a real filesystem, like UFS

>>9
You take it to a hazardous waste collection facility. All that needs to be done is removal of the hazardous metals. Circuit boards can be stripped in a chemical bath. For batteries, the electrolyte paste has to be removed. A lot of the metal can be purified and recycled. Any waste gets dumped in a toxic waste dump, where it won't leach into groundwater.