Bad Sectors

jellybeard999 · 23 Feb 2017 at 18:19

I have the hdds in my server set up with stablebit drivepool and scanner.

A HDD was detected by scanner as damaged (16 bad sectors iirc) and I have since replaced it. Data was migrated successfully, bar one file, which I have replaced from backup.

I've full formatted the drive, run a chkdsk and rescanned with stablebit scanner and it now says the drive has no errors and is healthy.

How does a full format fix the drive? Is it avoiding those sectors? Can I trust the drive?

Thoughts?

KIA · 23 Feb 2017 at 19:05

The sectors were remapped or weren't bad after all. Trust as in continue to use the drive, sure. Always have a backup. Consider using a drive monitoring utility such as Hard Disk Sentinel or StableBit Scanner.

jellybeard999 · 23 Feb 2017 at 21:20

KIA said:
The sectors were remapped or weren't bad after all. Trust as in continue to use the drive, sure. Always have a backup. Consider using a drive monitoring utility such as Hard Disk Sentinel or StableBit Scanner.

Thanks. I already use stablebit scanner and that shows it as healthy.

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