Re: data-preserving HDD diagnostic program?

On 15.08.2024 um 11:29 Uhr Winston wrote:

Is there a good FreeBSD HDD diagnostic program?
 
The SATA III disk drive I'd like to test is either partially failing
or has corrupted data.  MS Win10's "repair" of the drive isn't fixing
it. For that and other reasons, I suspect the drive has partially died
(such as maybe 1 head died or something).

First, create an image of your disk NOW if you need anything that is
still on your disk. Next time create an automatic backup, so you don't
depend on such tools.

badblocks can use a read-only mode and also a non-destructive write
mode. Be aware: Your disk can fail at any time, don't do more
experiments without a backup than needed.


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kind regards
Marco

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