If a HDD has bad sectors
by vmelkon from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5PW8V)
Hello everyone,
If a HDD has bad sectors, does this mean the HDD should be thrown out?
If I format the HDD in the ext3 format, does it keep information about which sectors are bad and avoids using them?
Also, which Linux tool can scan a HDD and look for bad sectors?
I have Kubuntu 20.04.
This is for a desktop PC.
If a HDD has bad sectors, does this mean the HDD should be thrown out?
If I format the HDD in the ext3 format, does it keep information about which sectors are bad and avoids using them?
Also, which Linux tool can scan a HDD and look for bad sectors?
I have Kubuntu 20.04.
This is for a desktop PC.