On Fri, Sep 04, 2020 at 03:03:55PM -0500, goli...@devuan.org wrote: > This particular drive has no data that is not backed up elsewhere so I am > comfortable experimenting with it a bit as a learning experience. OTOH, > trashing the remaining life it has for no reason wouldn't make sense.
You're not alone in that line of reasoning. I also use drives with reallocated sectors. I however do make sure I take frequent backups of those drives as I've stated in this thread before. I also verify the new backups before deleting the old to make sure I haven't backed up bad data. While some of the drives I've had died almost right away after starting to reallocate sectors, others are still doing fine so far years later. If drives grew on trees I might not be taking this approach. Since they don't grow on trees, and since I like to squeeze the last drop out of things I own before recycling them (including cell phones and computers), this is the approach I personally take. Others have disagreed with this approach, and others will likely continue to disagree. I would also add my voice to those who suggested doing a long SMART test. Good luck. Greg -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc skype: gregn1 (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-mana...@eu.org _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng