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Bad Sectors on Hard Drive
Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20262292 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I run check disk pretty regularly on my hard drive, and lately it's been saying that I have some bad sectores (66, to be exact). I've run smartctl and HD Tune. Both tell me that I have bad sectors and the drive is in "pre-fail" stage. The drive is only a couple of years old. How worried should I be…
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Fix for: Bad Sectors on Hard Drive
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The question isn't "How worried should I be?", it's "Can I worry enough?". Prepare for the worst. If you aren't making backups make them now. Replace the drive and have it checked by someone else. If they confirm what your software is saying then ku…
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