Drive Scan and Repair issue

[Off-The-Chart]

So I had to do a drive scan and repair for what seemed to be a faulty drive.

This was started this morning at 3am and is still going, with completion time increasing.

What will happen if I reset PC to stop it?

 

[Data Lab Stellenbosch]

STOP !!!!
Whatever you are doing, you can't repair a faulty drive with any scan tools, you are busy destroying all your data and creating more head and platter damage. I will advice to power off the unit and do you need the data from the drive ?

 

[Off-The-Chart]

STOP !!!!
Whatever you are doing, you can't repair a faulty drive with any scan tools, you are busy destroying all your data and creating more head and platter damage. I will advice to power off the unit and do you need the data from the drive ?

I would like the data yes, otherwise would not have bothered.

Although nothing crucial, so maybe if I can do data recovery?

 

[Data Lab Stellenbosch]

I would like the data yes, otherwise would not have bothered.

Although nothing crucial, so maybe if I can do data recovery?

 

[souljazk]

So I had to do a drive scan and repair for what seemed to be a faulty drive.

This was started this morning at 3am and is still going, with completion time increasing.

What will happen if I reset PC to stop it?

HDD? SSD? What scan are you doing, checkdisk? If so, what was your exact commands? Off the top of my head its usually chkdsk /x /f .

What is the disk health under HDSentinal or SSDLife / OEM SSD tool? I've seen physically healthy disks not be accessable in Windows... Plug them into Linux and boom, the data is there and you can copy it , then let Unix do some checks on the file system.

 

[Off-The-Chart]

HDD? SSD? What scan are you doing, checkdisk? If so, what was your exact commands? Off the top of my head its usually chkdsk /x /f .

What is the disk health under HDSentinal or SSDLife / OEM SSD tool? I've seen physically healthy disks not be accessable in Windows... Plug them into Linux and boom, the data is there and you can copy it , then let Unix do some checks on the file system.

thing is, the disk was working fine (HDD)

had no reason to suspect anything wrong (guess that is how it usually starts), so have no idea of health status via Sentinel

did a fresh Windows install on an nvme and a few days later get the Windows msg saying a drive needs to be Scan and Repair so like a numpty, clicked it
(had a previous instance or 2 where I got the same msg, clicked it and within like seconds it was finished which is why I clicked it without thinking)

didn't run any commands initially as it was that 'integrated' Windows repair you get when you ie put PC on and it goes to mobo logo with the repair being done in big letters

it is probably chkdsk as I then did try it in Windows but didn't know which to use, /f or /r

I could still see the drive in Windows after I did the cancel, but I think it would have probably hung if I tried to access some of the files so didn't want to risk it

I can try and do the repair via USB with an external hub, but again the issue that comes up is the dreading load shedding and the increasing ETA timer ;(

 

[souljazk]

thing is, the disk was working fine (HDD)

had no reason to suspect anything wrong (guess that is how it usually starts), so have no idea of health status via Sentinel

did a fresh Windows install on an nvme and a few days later get the Windows msg saying a drive needs to be Scan and Repair so like a numpty, clicked it
(had a previous instance or 2 where I got the same msg, clicked it and within like seconds it was finished which is why I clicked it without thinking)

didn't run any commands initially as it was that 'integrated' Windows repair you get when you ie put PC on and it goes to mobo logo with the repair being done in big letters

it is probably chkdsk as I then did try it in Windows but didn't know which to use, /f or /r

I could still see the drive in Windows after I did the cancel, but I think it would have probably hung if I tried to access some of the files so didn't want to risk it

I can try and do the repair via USB with an external hub, but again the issue that comes up is the dreading load shedding and the increasing ETA timer ;(

Id do this:
1. Install HDsentinal.
2. Connect drive via USB.
3. Give it 1-2min and see if HDS will show disk health.
4. If the health is above 90%, boot off a Ubuntu USB and see if you can access the data and copy it to another USB / drive.

I keep HDS installed on any machine with a HDD, it has saved my ass many times.

As far as Checkdisk goes - /x = dismount drive 1st ; /f = fix software level issues ; /r = try find and repair bad sectors (I never ever ever use this). Did a quick check and /x incorporates /f ; /r also incorporates /f.

 

[Off-The-Chart]

Id do this:
1. Install HDsentinal.
2. Connect drive via USB.
3. Give it 1-2min and see if HDS will show disk health.
4. If the health is above 90%, boot off a Ubuntu USB and see if you can access the data and copy it to another USB / drive.

I keep HDS installed on any machine with a HDD, it has saved my ass many times.

As far as Checkdisk goes - /x = dismount drive 1st ; /f = fix software level issues ; /r = try find and repair bad sectors (I never ever ever use this). Did a quick check and /x incorporates /f ; /r also incorporates /f.

1 RAW READ ERROR

FAILURE PREDICTED

what am I looking for for the Ubuntu USB?

 

[souljazk]

1 RAW READ ERROR

FAILURE PREDICTED

what am I looking for for the Ubuntu USB?

What health % does HDS give that drive?

With Ubuntu you are trying to see if it will let you access the file system of the disk, so you can hopefully copy the data off the drive.

 

[Off-The-Chart]

What health % does HDS give that drive?

With Ubuntu you are trying to see if it will let you access the file system of the disk, so you can hopefully copy the data off the drive.

it was shown as 0%, but I have since used some recovery software to get the files back and somehow now the health is 52%

been slowly backing the data up and then when done, will see what can do with the drive

 

[souljazk]

it was shown as 0%, but I have since used some recovery software to get the files back and somehow now the health is 52%

been slowly backing the data up and then when done, will see what can do with the drive

Fantastic!!!!Glad to hear it!! I've recovered 98% of data from +- 7 HDD's that were 0%, over the years using C-Zilla.

MAYBE the SMART data has been "edited" or set to ignore by the recovery SW? Only reason I can think of as to why the disk would now read at a higher health %. Either way, get your data and make a coaster/paper weight from the drive.