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Backblaze releases Q2 2026 hard drive failure statistics
Original: Backblaze drive stats for Q2 2026
Backblaze has published its quarterly drive reliability report covering the second quarter of 2026, detailing annualized failure rates across the hard drives in its cloud storage fleet. The report is a regular fixture for anyone tracking which drive models hold up best over time, and the latest edition drew a large, engaged audience on Hacker News as readers compared model reliability and annualized failure figures.
Why now: Backblaze's quarterly drive failure reports are widely followed as rare public data on real-world hard drive reliability, and the newest edition has just been released.
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- Backblaze drive stats for Q2 2026 · HieronymusBosch · 283
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