It found the bad block again at 1060, the it gave me red warnings and then blue "Repaired" messages but it kept going. So I chose to repair and limited to specific data blocks 1050-1070 Reading you instructions now, I have to say I did it wrong way around. One at block 1060 and the other one at 1170.
It's a 8TB HDD and reads and writes just fine. Very nice of you.īut I found something unusual, well it seemed unusual to me. Thank you for your long, detailed and clear answer. There you can enable the option Limit testing to specific data blocks and can configure First block and Last block to be tested.ģ) specify (for example) first block = 4990, last block = 5010 just to be sure that a bigger area near the problematic sector(s) diagnosed too.Ī side note: generally this repairing attempt is more important than the partition creation, so I'd attempt this kind of repairing - and only make the partition(s) described above in the rare case if the Reinitialize disk surface could not fix the problems. Select the test type and the hard disk drive but before starting the testĢ) select the Configuration tab. block 5000) then you can do the following:ġ) select Disk menu -> Surface test. To save time and you're sure about the problematic location (eg. The Disk Repair function designed to keep the data safe and attempt repairs - but the Reinitialize disk surface can be more effective and useful if the data already saved and the disk drive can be cleared.
If the data already saved, then the Reinitialize disk surface is the best way. > Reinitialize disk surface or Disk Repair option? > If the drive is empty and there is no need to restore or save any files, what would be the first thing to do? > Also, what would be the best way to try to repair that damaged red block? Please see the following image, showing the result: Then you can even delete the "center" partition to prevent its use completely by right click and select "Delete volume". Then you can repeat the steps to create a big partition _after_ this area. 1% disk space) which is located _on_ the problematic area (no need to format it of course, as it is not planned to use it). Now you can repeat the steps to create a small partition (eg.
Now you have one partition _before_ the problematic area. During mouse movement, you can watch the position (block number, sectors, MB position) on the bottom.įor example, you may see that the problematic block starts at MB: 1000000 - then you can configure a partition with the capacity up to this value (you may reduce it slightly to be safe). Then you can configure the partition properties, for example its size in MB.ģ) In the Surface Test window of Hard Disk Sentinel (where the disk surface map displayed with lots of small squares) you can move the mouse over the problematic block to display its location. You may need to initialize it (if it's empty) and after right click select "New Simple Volume". In this window, you can see the Disk Management function.Ģ) Select the appropriate disk drive. There are absolutely no programs required or so.ġ) Please open the file browser ("File Management") on the bottom and right click on "This PC" and select "Manage".
This is included in every version of Windows to create/manage any partitions. There is a very simple solution: Windows Disk Management. Ray PortableLife Posts: 3 Joined: 2020.03.24. Reinitialize disk surface or Disk Repair option?
What program can do that? How to create a partition, knowing that the block 5000 is damaged and excluding it? And what is the best way to do that? Create two partitions around that area or creating 3 partitions and keeping the damaged sector/block on one of the partitions and just not using it? If so, how?Īlso, what would be the best way to try to repair that damaged red block? If the drive is empty and there is no need to restore or save any files, what would be the first thing to do? "It is recommended to check the location of the first problematic block with the mouse pointer and create partition(s) which do not use the following area."įor example, if there is a bad sector at block 5000 right in the middle of a 1TB HDD, how can you create partitions around that? Lets say a HDD has damaged sector(s) If I wanted to use the rest of the good area, (sectors) how should I do this? I tried to search and google this, there are many questions but no answers.