How To Recover And Fix Hard Disk Bad Sector Via Windows XP, Vista, And 7

January 4, 2010 · Filed Under How To and Online Tutorials 
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How to fix and repair bad sector on a hard disk? Before we try to resolve this problem, you should be aware by now that bad sectors are not always a hardware issue, it could be a software issue. Probably a bad shut down due to power cut or a bug in a software causing an IO error.

Before you ditch out hundreds of dollars for a piece of software and possibly a new hard disk, it is advisable to try the build in bad sector scanner and recovery tool in Windows. Chances are, Windows might be able to fix the problem, however, do be cautious if the bad sector kept on occurring after Windows managed to resolve the problem, it maybe a sign that the hard disk is dying.

How To Recover And Fix Hard Disk Bad Sector Via Windows XP, Vista, And 7

How To Recover And Fix Hard Disk Bad Sector Via Windows XP, Vista, And 7

You’ll need to restart your computer for Windows to perform the scanning and repairing process. If the following process does not work, you may want to try a low level format. This will ensure that these bad sectors are not ‘registered’ as writable areas, thus the chances of Windows saving data on that particular bad sector is zero. However, if the bad sector is an hardware issue, it might worse as time goes by and the best solution is to replace the hard disk with a new one.

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