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Stupid HDD question - case puts pressure on it [solved]
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That space is designed for a SSD, which is half the thickness of that thing, typically.
I'm not sure why you'd go with a 2.5" piece of spinning rust in 2023 (the performance of those small spindles at 5400 or 7200 rpm isn't great), but if it's preventing you from closing the case I'd leave the panel off or relocate the drive.
If you insist on running it as-is I wouldn't worry about the case panel putting pressure on the device, it's not likely to damage the disk and the case panel is cosmetic.
Storage space I guess. Looking at it closely, this is a 5TB HDD.