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Software to fix bad sector in my External HDD hard disk
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<blockquote data-quote="show-Zi" data-source="post: 999895" data-attributes="member: 69581"><p>After backing up, it may be improved by low-level formatting.</p><p></p><p>Also, the software that WD distributed until 2020 seems to be able to test and low-level format the disk, so it's convenient. According to the introductory article I read, it seems that it can also be used with HDD disks that are not made by WD.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?p=3&lang=en[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Since formatting is a prerequisite, a backup is required. And the low-level format takes quite a long time.</p><p></p><p>It is a Japanese site, but it may be helpful. The low-level format did not eliminate the bad sectors, but it improved the health and made it usable without problems.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://totoro-niisan.com/low-level-format/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="show-Zi, post: 999895, member: 69581"] After backing up, it may be improved by low-level formatting. Also, the software that WD distributed until 2020 seems to be able to test and low-level format the disk, so it's convenient. According to the introductory article I read, it seems that it can also be used with HDD disks that are not made by WD. [URL unfurl="true"]https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?p=3&lang=en[/URL] Since formatting is a prerequisite, a backup is required. And the low-level format takes quite a long time. It is a Japanese site, but it may be helpful. The low-level format did not eliminate the bad sectors, but it improved the health and made it usable without problems. [URL unfurl="true"]https://totoro-niisan.com/low-level-format/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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