On my Arch Linux PC, I keep getting the same time of error with gsmartcontrol, “occurred at disk power-on lifetime”. I ran an extended test, showed no errors. Anything important on the drive is already backed up.

smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [x86_64-linux-6.12.16-1-lts] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-23, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Western Digital Blue
Device Model: WDC WD10EZEX-00WN4A0
Serial Number: WD-WCC6Y6YX27ZL
LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 2b8080311
Firmware Version: 01.01A01
User Capacity: 1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB]
Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate: 7200 rpm
Form Factor: 3.5 inches
Device is: In smartctl database 7.3/5528
ATA Version is: ACS-3 T13/2161-D revision 3b
SATA Version is: SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Sun Mar 23 15:25:03 2025 EDT
SMART support is: Available – device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
AAM feature is: Unavailable
APM feature is: Unavailable
Rd look-ahead is: Enabled
Write cache is: Enabled
DSN feature is: Unavailable
ATA Security is: Disabled, frozen [SEC2]

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x02) Offline data collection activity
was completed without error.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: (11700) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
Conveyance Self-test supported.
Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 121) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 5) minutes.
SCT capabilities: (0x3035) SCT Status supported.
SCT Feature Control supported.
SCT Data Table supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAGS VALUE WORST THRESH FAIL RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate POSR-K 200 200 051 – 0
3 Spin_Up_Time POS–K 191 171 021 – 1408
4 Start_Stop_Count -O–CK 076 076 000 – 24202
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct PO–CK 200 200 140 – 0
7 Seek_Error_Rate -OSR-K 200 200 000 – 0
9 Power_On_Hours -O–CK 001 001 000 – 75980
10 Spin_Retry_Count -O–CK 100 100 000 – 0
11 Calibration_Retry_Count -O–CK 100 100 000 – 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count -O–CK 100 100 000 – 590
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count -O–CK 200 200 000 – 186
193 Load_Cycle_Count -O–CK 188 188 000 – 38572
194 Temperature_Celsius -O—K 106 096 000 – 37
196 Reallocated_Event_Count -O–CK 200 200 000 – 0
197 Current_Pending_Sector -O–CK 200 200 000 – 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable —-CK 200 200 000 – 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count -O–CK 200 200 000 – 0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate —R– 200 200 000 – 0
||||||_ K auto-keep
|||||__ C event count
||||___ R error rate
|||____ S speed/performance
||_____ O updated online
|______ P prefailure warning

General Purpose Log Directory Version 1
SMART Log Directory Version 1 [multi-sector log support]
Address Access R/W Size Description
0x00 GPL,SL R/O 1 Log Directory
0x01 SL R/O 1 Summary SMART error log
0x02 SL R/O 5 Comprehensive SMART error log
0x03 GPL R/O 6 Ext. Comprehensive SMART error log
0x06 SL R/O 1 SMART self-test log
0x07 GPL R/O 1 Extended self-test log
0x09 SL R/W 1 Selective self-test log
0x10 GPL R/O 1 NCQ Command Error log
0x11 GPL R/O 1 SATA Phy Event Counters log
0x30 GPL,SL R/O 9 IDENTIFY DEVICE data log
0x80-0x9f GPL,SL R/W 16 Host vendor specific log
0xa0-0xa7 GPL,SL VS 16 Device vendor specific log
0xa8-0xb6 GPL,SL VS 1 Device vendor specific log
0xb7 GPL,SL VS 48 Device vendor specific log
0xbd GPL,SL VS 1 Device vendor specific log
0xc0 GPL,SL VS 1 Device vendor specific log
0xc1 GPL VS 93 Device vendor specific log
0xe0 GPL,SL R/W 1 SCT Command/Status
0xe1 GPL,SL R/W 1 SCT Data Transfer

SMART Extended Comprehensive Error Log Version: 1 (6 sectors)
Device Error Count: 13
CR = Command Register
FEATR = Features Register
COUNT = Count (was: Sector Count) Register
LBA_48 = Upper bytes of LBA High/Mid/Low Registers ] ATA-8
LH = LBA High (was: Cylinder High) Register ] LBA
LM = LBA Mid (was: Cylinder Low) Register ] Register
LL = LBA Low (was: Sector Number) Register ]
DV = Device (was: Device/Head) Register
DC = Device Control Register
ER = Error register
ST = Status register
Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as
DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,
SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It “wraps” after 49.710 days.

Error 13 [12] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 7932 hours (330 days + 12 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER — ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
— — — == — == == == — — — — —
04 — 51 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
b4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 00:50:44.915 SANITIZE DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 00:50:44.914 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 00:50:44.914 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 00:50:44.913 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 00:50:44.913 IDENTIFY DEVICE

Error 12 [11] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 7909 hours (329 days + 13 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER — ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
— — — == — == == == — — — — —
04 — 51 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
b4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 18d+22:32:03.786 SANITIZE DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 18d+22:32:03.785 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 18d+22:32:03.785 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 18d+22:32:03.784 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 18d+22:32:03.784 IDENTIFY DEVICE

Error 11 [10] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 7429 hours (309 days + 13 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER — ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
— — — == — == == == — — — — —
04 — 51 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
b4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 9d+12:53:50.662 SANITIZE DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 9d+12:53:50.662 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 9d+12:53:50.662 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 9d+12:53:50.661 IDENTIFY DEVICE
ec 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 00 9d+12:53:50.661 IDENTIFY DEVICE

Error 10 [9] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 38188 hours (1591 days + 4 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER — ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
— — — == — == == == — — — — —
40 — 51 00 00 00 00 72 3a 3b d0 40 00 Error: WP at LBA = 0x723a3bd0 = 1916419024

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
61 00 08 00 e8 00 00 00 5f 1f a0 40 00 07:11:52.161 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 e0 00 00 72 3a 3b d0 40 00 07:11:52.161 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 40 00 d8 00 00 72 3a 3b e0 40 00 07:11:52.160 READ FPDMA QUEUED
61 00 10 00 d0 00 00 00 5f 38 b0 40 00 07:11:52.160 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
61 00 08 00 c8 00 00 00 63 2f d8 40 00 07:11:52.160 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED

Error 9 [8] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 38188 hours (1591 days + 4 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER — ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
— — — == — == == == — — — — —
40 — 51 00 00 00 00 72 3a 3b d0 40 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x723a3bd0 = 1916419024

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
60 00 08 00 c0 00 00 72 3a 3b d8 40 00 07:11:47.232 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 b8 00 00 72 3a 3b d0 40 00 07:11:47.232 READ FPDMA QUEUED
2f 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 10 e0 00 07:11:47.232 READ LOG EXT
61 00 08 00 b0 00 00 00 63 2f 50 40 00 07:11:42.179 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
61 00 10 00 a8 00 00 00 63 2e 98 40 00 07:11:42.179 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED

Error 8 [7] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 38188 hours (1591 days + 4 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
61 00 08 00 b0 00 00 00 63 2f 50 40 00 07:11:42.179 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
61 00 10 00 a8 00 00 00 63 2e 98 40 00 07:11:42.179 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 98 00 00 72 3a 3b d0 40 00 07:11:42.179 READ FPDMA QUEUED
2f 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 10 e0 00 07:11:42.179 READ LOG EXT
61 00 08 00 b0 00 00 00 63 2f 50 40 00 07:11:37.218 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED

Error 7 [6] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 38188 hours (1591 days + 4 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
61 00 08 00 b0 00 00 00 63 2f 50 40 00 07:11:37.218 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
61 00 10 00 a8 00 00 00 63 2e 98 40 00 07:11:37.218 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 a0 00 00 72 3a 3b d0 40 00 07:11:37.118 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 98 00 00 72 3a 3b d0 40 00 07:11:37.117 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 90 00 00 72 3a 3b c8 40 00 07:11:37.117 READ FPDMA QUEUED

Error 6 [5] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 38188 hours (1591 days + 4 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
60 00 08 00 d8 00 00 72 3a 3b 78 40 00 07:11:32.464 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 80 00 d0 00 00 72 3a 3b 78 40 00 07:11:32.464 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 c8 00 00 72 3a 3a f8 40 00 07:11:32.464 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 80 00 c0 00 00 72 3a 3a f8 40 00 07:11:32.464 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 b8 00 00 72 3a 3a f0 40 00 07:11:32.464 READ FPDMA QUEUED

Error 5 [4] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 38188 hours (1591 days + 4 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
60 01 00 00 80 00 00 72 3a 3a f8 40 00 07:11:27.677 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 78 00 00 72 3a 39 f8 40 00 07:11:27.677 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 70 00 00 72 3a 39 78 40 00 07:11:27.677 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 80 00 68 00 00 72 3a 39 78 40 00 07:11:27.676 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 60 00 00 72 3a 38 f8 40 00 07:11:27.676 READ FPDMA QUEUED

Error 4 [3] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 38188 hours (1591 days + 4 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
60 01 00 00 30 00 00 72 3a 3a f8 40 00 07:11:22.665 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 28 00 00 72 3a 39 f8 40 00 07:11:22.665 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 20 00 00 72 3a 38 f8 40 00 07:11:22.665 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 18 00 00 72 3a 37 f8 40 00 07:11:22.665 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 00 10 00 00 72 3a 37 98 40 00 07:11:22.633 READ FPDMA QUEUED

Error 3 [2] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 38188 hours (1591 days + 4 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
60 00 60 00 90 00 00 72 3a 3b 98 40 00 07:11:17.833 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 88 00 00 72 3a 3a 98 40 00 07:11:17.833 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 80 00 00 72 3a 39 98 40 00 07:11:17.832 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 78 00 00 72 3a 38 98 40 00 07:11:17.831 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 70 00 00 72 3a 37 98 40 00 07:11:17.831 READ FPDMA QUEUED

Error 2 [1] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 38188 hours (1591 days + 4 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
61 00 08 00 c8 00 00 00 63 2f 78 40 00 07:11:12.763 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
61 00 08 00 c0 00 00 00 63 e3 a0 40 00 07:11:12.763 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 60 00 b8 00 00 72 3a 3b 98 40 00 07:11:12.763 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 b0 00 00 72 3a 3a 98 40 00 07:11:12.763 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 a8 00 00 72 3a 39 98 40 00 07:11:12.737 READ FPDMA QUEUED

Error 1 [0] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 38188 hours (1591 days + 4 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.

After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER — ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC
— — — == — == == == — — — — —
40 — 51 00 01 00 00 72 3a 3b d0 40 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x723a3bd0 = 1916419024

Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
— == — == — == == == — — — — — ————— ——————–
60 00 60 00 58 00 00 72 3a 3b 98 40 00 07:11:07.487 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 50 00 00 72 3a 3a 98 40 00 07:11:07.487 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 48 00 00 72 3a 39 98 40 00 07:11:07.487 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 40 00 00 72 3a 38 98 40 00 07:11:07.486 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 01 00 00 38 00 00 72 3a 37 98 40 00 07:11:07.486 READ FPDMA QUEUED

SMART Extended Self-test Log Version: 1 (1 sectors)
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error

1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 10444 –

2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 10442 –

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
1 0 0 Not_testing
2 0 0 Not_testing
3 0 0 Not_testing
4 0 0 Not_testing
5 0 0 Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.

SCT Status Version: 3
SCT Version (vendor specific): 258 (0x0102)
Device State: Active (0)
Current Temperature: 37 Celsius
Power Cycle Min/Max Temperature: 34/38 Celsius
Lifetime Min/Max Temperature: 23/48 Celsius
Under/Over Temperature Limit Count: 0/0
Vendor specific:
01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

SCT Temperature History Version: 2
Temperature Sampling Period: 1 minute
Temperature Logging Interval: 1 minute
Min/Max recommended Temperature: 0/60 Celsius
Min/Max Temperature Limit: -41/85 Celsius
Temperature History Size (Index): 478 (312)

Index Estimated Time Temperature Celsius
313 2025-03-23 07:28 36 *****************
… ..( 43 skipped). .. *****************
357 2025-03-23 08:12 36 *****************
358 2025-03-23 08:13 37 ******************
… ..(107 skipped). .. ******************
466 2025-03-23 10:01 37 ******************
467 2025-03-23 10:02 35 ****************
… ..(182 skipped). .. ****************
172 2025-03-23 13:05 35 ****************
173 2025-03-23 13:06 36 *****************
… ..(138 skipped). .. *****************
312 2025-03-23 15:25 36 *****************

SCT Error Recovery Control command not supported

Device Statistics (GP/SMART Log 0x04) not supported

SATA Phy Event Counters (GP Log 0x11)
ID Size Value Description
0x0001 2 0 Command failed due to ICRC error
0x0002 2 0 R_ERR response for data FIS
0x0003 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host data FIS
0x0004 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS
0x0005 2 0 R_ERR response for non-data FIS
0x0006 2 0 R_ERR response for device-to-host non-data FIS
0x0007 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS
0x0008 2 0 Device-to-host non-data FIS retries
0x0009 2 2 Transition from drive PhyRdy to drive PhyNRdy
0x000a 2 3 Device-to-host register FISes sent due to a COMRESET
0x000b 2 0 CRC errors within host-to-device FIS
0x000d 2 0 Non-CRC errors within host-to-device FIS
0x000f 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device data FIS, CRC
0x0012 2 0 R_ERR response for host-to-device non-data FIS, CRC
0x8000 4 1023105 Vendor specific