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Best Disk Repair tool?

September 3rd, 2016, 18:07

I've not needed a disk repair tool in a long time. However, I now have a 3TB drive that's failing on me. It works for a while and then stops being recognized.
I've tried disk imaging it with Macrium, but it fails partway through with disk read errors.
I used to use Spinrite to fix this in the old days, but Spinrite doesn't really work on larger drives (over 1TB). Is there any other decent tool that will scan and repair bad sectors (if possible)?

Re: Best Disk Repair tool?

September 3rd, 2016, 18:25

Try cloning it with HDDSuperClone:
http://www.sdcomputingservice.com/hddsuperclone

HDDSuperClone is designed to handle bad sectors.

Re: Best Disk Repair tool?

September 3rd, 2016, 18:43

tracking wrote:...but Spinrite doesn't really work on larger drives (over 1TB).
good (if the data is needed)
As a matter of fact
tracking wrote: Is there any other decent tool that will scan and repair bad sectors (if possible)?
there in no such thing of fixing bad sectors

Re: Best Disk Repair tool?

September 8th, 2016, 5:05

tracking wrote: Is there any other decent tool that will scan and repair bad sectors (if possible)?
there in no such thing of fixing bad sectors[/quote]

There are tools to remap...
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