I have an 8TB WD external HDD. This is the type that looks like a bookend and is in a case. Typically, the photos show it standing upright, and this is how I plugged it in to my PC (foolishly it seems).
During a backup operation, and most likely during a read operation during the comparison phase (the sync software shows the progress, and the comparison phase is where it looks for changes since the last sync), I bumped the HDD. It fell onto its side. Since it was already on the floor, there was no distance fallen other than the height of the drive, but of course it was probably spinning at the time.
I let the backup operation complete. Then I repeated the backup operation again (since if it didn't copy the files over the first time, it would be able to inform me during the comparison phase). It said nothing needed to be updated.
I ran chkdsk (no options/flags). It said no problems detected.
Of course, I know that a more complete test would run a read sector by sector over the entire 8TB. I figure that would take like a week, and for various reasons, it would be very difficult to have my PC on continuously that long. But I mean if I have to do it, I will, or even just get a new HDD if that is the best thing to do.
I guess the question is, how likely is it that something did go wrong? I haven't even a ballpark guess on this. Is it very likely that something has gone wrong and I would be a fool to continue using the HDD, or more along the lines of probably nothing went wrong although there is always the possibility? I am willing to accept a very small risk but not a very big risk, if you understand.
Thanks!
During a backup operation, and most likely during a read operation during the comparison phase (the sync software shows the progress, and the comparison phase is where it looks for changes since the last sync), I bumped the HDD. It fell onto its side. Since it was already on the floor, there was no distance fallen other than the height of the drive, but of course it was probably spinning at the time.
I let the backup operation complete. Then I repeated the backup operation again (since if it didn't copy the files over the first time, it would be able to inform me during the comparison phase). It said nothing needed to be updated.
I ran chkdsk (no options/flags). It said no problems detected.
Of course, I know that a more complete test would run a read sector by sector over the entire 8TB. I figure that would take like a week, and for various reasons, it would be very difficult to have my PC on continuously that long. But I mean if I have to do it, I will, or even just get a new HDD if that is the best thing to do.
I guess the question is, how likely is it that something did go wrong? I haven't even a ballpark guess on this. Is it very likely that something has gone wrong and I would be a fool to continue using the HDD, or more along the lines of probably nothing went wrong although there is always the possibility? I am willing to accept a very small risk but not a very big risk, if you understand.
Thanks!