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Checking for bad sectors
- Thread starter slipd
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Windows can do it. Right click a drive and scan for errors from the properties menu, check the box for scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Also check your SMART readings for reallocated sectors.
HD Tune can do it I believe. You can usually get also tools from your drive manufacturer (though be careful with these if you have important data on your drive).
HD Tune can do it I believe. You can usually get also tools from your drive manufacturer (though be careful with these if you have important data on your drive).
Soldato
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I use HDTune, chkdsk only does partitions rather than a whole disk.
Cheers mate - that's what I ended up using in the end!
I'm prepping up a couple of drives for eBay, but I just wanted to check them first
Is hdtune fairly sound; neither drives reported having any bad sectors...
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Soldato
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Cheers mate - that's what I ended up using in the end!
I'm prepping up a couple of drives for eBay, but I just wanted to checked them first
Is hdtune fairly sound; neither drives reported having any bad sectors...
Yes. For me it has always found bad sectors when there are any. But I also always use the manufacturers own tools outside Windows as well for peace of mind.
