so, i've never really had an opportunity to use this, but I've heard in this situation ddrescue can work like spinrite in that it reads each sector trying for data recovery. may be worth a shot.
v On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 4:25 PM, Barry Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > I ran fsck, but it wouldn't finish due to read errors. I'm guessing > it's time to buy another hard drive. > > It's frustrating because the original drive in this computer (a WD), > lasted about 2 years. I replaced that with an SSD and a Hitachi disk, > and it lasted about 2.5 years. And here I am again. > > At least (knocks on wood) the SSD appears to be good for now. > > Can anybody recommend a reliable, quiet 3-5 TB hard drive? > > Thanks, > Barry > > On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 4:20 PM, Barry Roberts <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I ran fsck, but it wouldn't finish due to read errors. I'm guessing > > it's time to buy another hard drive. > > > > It's frustrating because the original drive in this computer (a WD), > > lasted about 2 years. I replaced that with an SSD and a Hitachi disk, > > and it lasted about 2.5 years. And here I am again. > > > > At least (knocks on wood) the SSD appears to be good for now. > > > > Can anybody recommend a reliable, quiet 3-5 TB hard drive? > > > > Thanks, > > Barry > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
