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External HDD with bad sectors. Help!
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<blockquote data-quote="Purshu_Pro" data-source="post: 489378" data-attributes="member: 10837"><p>Well the tests show that your HDD contains bad sectors. But you can still use this this Disk without any problem, but under one condition. </p><p>You should not make any more improper shut down of the HDD like turning it off without ejection and pulling the cable of the HDD while its running(This is for ext HDD), and do not shut down windows directly when its running. </p><p>To make this clear this for you, the HDD may contain bad sectors but still can be used, because when data is being written on the plate it neglets/dodge the damaged sector and try to store it in a different part, and at this moment if you do any of the above improper things then the bad sectors can extend. SMART is the best way to analyse, but it is not accurate. Use a back up drive now to prevent future loss of data and check the drive health with HD Sentinal and use the Disk if its health is only above 80% , else you may consider in replacing it, because it may last only for few months.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Purshu_Pro, post: 489378, member: 10837"] Well the tests show that your HDD contains bad sectors. But you can still use this this Disk without any problem, but under one condition. You should not make any more improper shut down of the HDD like turning it off without ejection and pulling the cable of the HDD while its running(This is for ext HDD), and do not shut down windows directly when its running. To make this clear this for you, the HDD may contain bad sectors but still can be used, because when data is being written on the plate it neglets/dodge the damaged sector and try to store it in a different part, and at this moment if you do any of the above improper things then the bad sectors can extend. SMART is the best way to analyse, but it is not accurate. Use a back up drive now to prevent future loss of data and check the drive health with HD Sentinal and use the Disk if its health is only above 80% , else you may consider in replacing it, because it may last only for few months. [/QUOTE]
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