Re: HDD error: Current_Pending_Sector
On Tue, 20 Feb 2024 at 17:51, Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi guys!
Hi to all readers,
> Now it "works", BUT . . . I ran:
>
> sudo smartctl --test=long /dev/sdb on it,
>
> and it reports a Current_Pending_Sector error, at LBA 325904690.
[...]
> According to sudo smartctl --test=long /dev/sdb,
> there is one Current_Pending_Sector error.
>
> I have done some research online, which seems to say that the error
> will remain until there is an an attempt to write to the bad sector
> (block). Then it will be "re-mapped", and presumably taken out of
> service.
>
> But since the sector already can not be read, How can it be re-written
> to a "good" sector?
>
> If I knew which file (if any) is using the bad sector, I could try just
> deleting that file from the "bad" drive, then copy the same file over
> from the "Good" drive, at which time the bad sector "should" be
> retired, and replaced by a good sector.
>
> Or, as a more "brute force" solution, I could either simply format the
> bad drive, or do:
[...]
> Any suggestions?
Maybe this document will guide you to a preferred solution:
https://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/BadBlockHowto
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