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Re: [PLUG] drive testing-Spinrite
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jeff wrote:
> Marty Skitch wrote:
>> For drive maintenance and recovery has anyone tried SpinRite
>> (http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm)?
>
> Yup.
> It's a great product. But keep in mind that it's good for maintenance
> and data recovery. It might not be as helpful with serious mechanical
> issues. If the BIOS can't see the drive, you're hosed.
>
> In certain cases, it can take forever to run. But that's a good thing.
>
> Steve Gibson, the man behind Gibson Research (Spinrite), does a podcast
> with Leo LaPorte called Security Now. It's very informative.
I second Jeff's assessment... I believe spin-rite has saved several disks worth
of data for me. It can, however, run for a very long time on certain bad drives
or in it's more aggressive "deep scan"(?) mode (#4).
Eric
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