Recent content by LostLuggage

Yeah that's what I'm thinking, given the results of these scans and such. Even if Victoria is able to correct for every single error it encounters, I still wouldn't feel comfortable storing anything irreplaceable on the drive. With the data I needed copied off to the new replacement drive, and...

Is it advisable to even use the drive anymore at this point? Or even with reallocated sectors would you recommend against that? I can run the process when I return home from work later today if you think it's worthwhile. What is "pagefile"? Will turning off MBR wipe the drive clean?

Alright I've investigated, installed a new 2TB M.2 SSD, moved files over to that and an external drive, run a scan with Victoria, moved more files off as I found out that Macrium does not skip over unreadable sectors, and then finally run another scan with Remap. I've attached images of the...

Good idea on changing the drive letter. Sounds so obvious now that you say that. I had programs freeze up on me and had to do a hard shutdown. Upon restarting I reopened CrystalDiskInfo and now the hexadecimal number is '49C' instead of '499'. I assume that means the issue is now worse?

Makes sense. Is there one you recommend? Also, if I move everything over to my new drive (I bought a 2TB SSD to replace this drive in case the conclusion was to replace my current one), won't all of the paths that involve my current drive be wrong? Like when Steam has to refer to that drive...

That's what I would think. So in this case if you're not sure how an image backup would handle the pending sectors would you copy only specific things out manually then?

If I'm understanding correctly, would you just go ahead and remap/rewrite those sectors right now without backing anything up because the data in those sectors is corrupt already anyway, and the remapping/rewriting won't touch any of the other sectors and so they don't need to be backed up?

Is that was "pending" means is the program couldn't read those sectors?

What does that mean? Are those bad sectors? Or just ones the program says might be bad, or...? What is "hex 499"? As for "resolving" those sectors, I assume that means wiping whatever data is in them? If so, I assume you recommend backing up all data on the drive before doing anything else?

Is there a way to tell what the issue is with more precision? It's where most of my games are stored and where I store all of my pictures and videos. It's a 2TB drive. I bought a 2TB SSD to do a full image backup with Acronis. Does that sound like the way to go? After that yeah I'd look to...

So worth saying that with some other searching I've done for people that have done scans and backups and such is they will check the Windows Event Logs to I guess examine the scan further? I'm not sure exactly how to interpret the information there, but they specified it would be an event...

Interesting. I haven't noticed anything like that but I'll give my fans a closer look I suppose. Thanks very much for all the information. I've shared the CrystalDiskInfo screenshot in my prior comment.

Here's what it says after just opening the program. View: https://imgur.com/a/2u2WaiB

Hmm alright. Before I run another scan using one of the other tools that have been mentioned, any required prep? And do I need to leave my computer completely idle while the scan runs or otherwise refrain from using particular processes on it? Will that interfere with the scan? I've read...

Do you have a specific link you'd recommend for that tool? I've seen that some recommend using the proprietary tool from the drive's manufacturer, so in this case I'd use Western Digital's scanning tool, whether Western Digital Dashboard or the discontinued Western Digital Data Lifeguard. Do...