Ever do a CHKDSK / R? That's the command to search for bad sectors and whatnot. I would consider doing a CHKDSK / R / V if you want to scan for bad sectors and get a verbose explanation. I've never done it, because I've heard it takes forever (and I have some pretty big hard drives).
(Note: my -V explanation works under NTFS, but reacts differently with FAT32; it just lists your entire file system under FAT32.)
A few bad sectors are not a problem if they would have the habit of staying put and staying few. The problem is that bad sectors don't have manners. They usually jump around and multiply like rabbits. So if you find some, you can bet your behind there'll be more!
Sometimes a bad sector can occur because of a software problem and disappear after a repartition/reformat. But it's very unusual afaik, I've only encountered it once.
do you shut down windows before power off i know a mate that just powers off then wonders why his pc is F**ked
and also you got any lame freewar apps that repair or defrag the disk as they might cause a problem
Also Hi EP and people. I found this place again while looking through a oooollllllldddd backup. I have filled over 10TB and was looking at my collection of antiques. Any bids on the 500Mhz Win 95 fix?
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