7 things I do to maximize the performance of my HDDs
Ah spinny rust, you can do better.

I've got a ton of hard drives, even in 2025, and I don't see that changing much in the years to come. I use mine mostly for archival storage, but I still have the odd one or two inside my desktop PCs for files that don't need SSD speeds. Over time, they need to be re-optimized for peak performance.