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The manual will tell you how to write them, but not when it is appropriate to do it. Mostly, writing tracks is done to achieve compatible donor for SMART hotswap. Often donor tracks written and patient adaptives restored achieves a repair, but all is dependant on the specific problem and specific situation of your case.
But to write tracks in error, or without relevant backup, or without experience in dealing with tracks, you can run risk of causing irreversible damage and unrecoverable data.
Why do you ask, what issues do you have with a WD?
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