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Windows is losing access to a hard drive. Is this drive failing?
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Mar 15, 20269296 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Recently I've gotten some errors relating to a particular hard drive. Like so: Windows was unable to save all the data for the file [System Volume Information, $MFT, and similar windows places] The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or network connec…
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Yes, these symptoms are for a failing hard drive. But I would first rule out the PSU as the source of failure by replacing it (e.g. from some other computer or a brand new one). It is most likely bad blocks on the harddisk. I use SpinRite to save da…
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