On Fri, Sep 04, 2020 at 02:00:13PM -0700, Gregory Nowak wrote: > On Fri, Sep 04, 2020 at 03:03:55PM -0500, [email protected] 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.
I always do a through write/read test on every new drive to check all of it can be written and read back correctly. I've sent some of them back under warranty and gotten a replacement. -- hendrik _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
