Replacing Hard Drive
Dec 31, 2021 09:25:42 #
The "bad" drive formatted fine, but CrystalDiskInfo does show details for drives in enclosures.
Dec 31, 2021 11:50:48 #
Jerry, a word of caution. If you plan a true "clone" then you could transfer the problems as well onto your new drive. I would suggest a simple data copy (copy/paste) which would leave all the errors off your new drive.
Dec 31, 2021 11:52:38 #
BurghByrd
Loc: Pittsburgh
Have you given thought to packing up your last good backup of the old drive before you starting seeing indications of check-sum errors? It could be useful if you find a corrupted file on the "new" drive some time in the future. Just a thought.
Dec 31, 2021 11:58:28 #
big-guy wrote:
Jerry, a word of caution. If you plan a true "clone" then you could transfer the problems as well onto your new drive. I would suggest a simple data copy (copy/paste) which would leave all the errors off your new drive.
If the issue is showing up as uncorrectable read errors (derived form the drive’s SMART data), then this is a HW issue, not a file system/file corruption problem
Dec 31, 2021 11:58:49 #
big-guy wrote:
Jerry, a word of caution. If you plan a true "clone" then you could transfer the problems as well onto your new drive. I would suggest a simple data copy (copy/paste) which would leave all the errors off your new drive.
The impression I got is that the physical drive itself is bad in spots. CrystalDiskInfo shows no problems with the new drive.
Dec 31, 2021 12:00:10 #
BurghByrd wrote:
Have you given thought to packing up your last good backup of the old drive before you starting seeing indications of check-sum errors? It could be useful if you find a corrupted file on the "new" drive some time in the future. Just a thought.
That's what I plan to do in the future. The day before a problem develops, I'm going to back up the drive.
Jan 1, 2022 08:56:39 #
Looking a CrystalDiskInfo this morning, this new D drive has only 8 starts and 15 hours on it. I didn't realize it was that new.
Jan 1, 2022 10:22:41 #
Mr. SONY
Loc: LI, NY
https://www.westerndigital.com/products/portable-drives/wd-black-p10-game-drive-usb-3-2-hdd#WDBA3A0050BBK-WESN
I believe in excess backup safety.
So I have five of these.
Use copy - paste to backup your precious files.
Very easy, simple and safe.
I believe in excess backup safety.
So I have five of these.
Use copy - paste to backup your precious files.
Very easy, simple and safe.
Jan 1, 2022 10:29:08 #
Mr. SONY wrote:
https://www.westerndigital.com/products/portable-drives/wd-black-p10-game-drive-usb-3-2-hdd#WDBA3A0050BBK-WESN
I believe in excess backup safety.
So I have five of these.
Use copy - paste to backup your precious files.
Very easy, simple and safe.
I believe in excess backup safety.
So I have five of these.
Use copy - paste to backup your precious files.
Very easy, simple and safe.
Yes, WD Black has a good reputation.
Jan 27, 2022 22:23:27 #
Mr. SONY
Loc: LI, NY
sabfish wrote:
I had not focused on the fact he had a 4 TB drive. Clearly, an SSD in that size is quite expensive.
For that kind of money, the OP could buy three WD 5tb Black series drives and gain a HUGH increase in backup safety.
YES, SSDs are faster.
For backup purposes meaningless.
Three drives are safer than one.
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