ISO 18943:2014涉及硬盘的存储、维护和处理。它建议处理程序，以最大限度地延长磁性硬盘上写入的数据的有效寿命。错误的维护和处理方法可能会损坏磁盘及其上写入的内容。它还推荐了保存硬盘介质及其编码内容的存储方法。 本国际标准中的建议适用于预期结果是延长磁盘上编码数据的保留期的情况。本国际标准中“维护和处理”一词的使用仅限于硬盘的物理领域或硬件方面。 本国际标准无意解决硬盘的相关或相关系统问题。由于认识到其他标准涵盖了系统的范围，本国际标准的目的正是填补硬盘作为物理介质的信息空白，包括故障机制和处理风险。 本国际标准并不提倡或倡导适当的物理护理和处理是延长使用期限（两年以上）的唯一因素，而是一套全面实践的一部分，旨在降低硬盘上存储内容的长期保存风险。

ISO 18943:2014 concerns the storage, care, and handling of HDDs. It recommends handling procedures to maximise the effective life of the data written on magnetic HDDs. Faulty care and handling methods can cause damage to a disk and the contents written thereon. It also recommends storage practices to preserve both the hard disk media and the content encoded thereon. The recommendations in this International Standard apply where the desired result is extended-term retention of the data encoded on the disk. The use of the phrase "care and handling" in this International Standard is restricted to the physical domain or hardware aspects of the HDD. This International Standard is not intended to address associated or relative system aspects of HDDs. With recognition that the scope of systems is covered in other standards, this International Standard precisely aims to fill a void of information on HDDs as physical media with failure mechanisms and handling risks. This International Standard does not promote or advocate that proper physical care and handling represents the only element on the path to extended-term usage (more than two years), but rather is part of a comprehensive set of practices to mitigate risks in the long term preservation of content stored on HDDs.