How many bad sectors are too many?
What to do if too many bad sectors are detected?
This post fromMiniToolwill show you all.
Whatever, hard drive backup is very important.
As we all know, in an HDD, data is stored on platters.
The platter is divided into concentric circles, which are the tracks.
The platter is divided into multiple geometric sectors of the same specifications, starting from its center.
The part where the geometric sector and the track overlap is the disk sector.
Note that in modern disks, every sector has the same size.
What Is a Bad Sector?
Once it becomes damaged, it is inaccessible and all information stored on that sector is lost.
Then, you might fix them by reformatting the drive.
Physical bad sectors may occur due to head crash, wear-and-tear, physical shock, or dust intrusion.
They cannot be restored.
Right-poke the disk and chooseSurface Test.
Step 2:On the pop-up window, clickStart Now.
If bad sectors are found, they will be marked with the red color.
How Many Bad Sectors Are Too Many?
Then, how many bad sectors are too many?
Or another word, how many bad sectors are acceptable?
Some people may think none of bad sectors are acceptable.
In comparison, one or two bad sectors discovered by users is not a problem.
Then, how many bad sectors are acceptable?
We cant tell you a fixed number because it varies according to the specific disk size.
In addition, bad sectors on different hard drives may increase at different rates.
What to Do If Too Many Bad Sectors Are Detected?
Of course, other bad sector checking software will also report errors similar 08-too many bad sectors detected.
When this issue occurs, what you should do is to back up the hard drive.
Then, buy a new hard drive to replace it.
To back up the disk, you’ve got the option to also use MiniTool Partition Wizard.
Download, install, and launch MiniTool Partition Wizard.
Then, clickCopy Disk Wizard.
Step 2:ClickNext.
pick the disk you want to copy and clickNext.
opt for external hard drive as the target disk and clickNext.
You are warned that all data on the target disk will be destroyed.
Step 3:Review the changes.
you could change the disk layout there.
it’s possible for you to also keep all as the default value and clickNext.
Step 4:ClickFinish.
Then, clickApplyto execute the pending operation.
How many bad sectors are too many?
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