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Hugh_Lebowski

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8. No reason you shouldn't try that ... hopefully it works :)

Sun Jul 9, 2023, 11:01 PM

Jul 2023

Frankly if I had stuff on that drive I really cared about, and no backup, I'd be freaking out a bit.

Generally in my experience by the time SMART starts telling you 'you're fucked' ... you're already fucked. Hope I'm wrong in your case.

But yeah sounds like you have few other options if no cloning software will work. I'd say run a sector check with chkdsk /r but you never know if that might not make it worse if it's mechanically failing.

Get as much as you CAN with file transfer, and then go back and try chkdsk /r and if you're lucky you'll be able to get the files you couldn't in the first go-round is my advice.

Good luck!

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A new hard drive, a question about file transfer. [View all] Shipwack Jul 2023 OP

I think a file copy with file explorer BootinUp Jul 2023 #1

Try booting to safe mode. So thats startup settings option BootinUp Jul 2023 #2

When you say boot to command prompt do you mean boot into safe mode? LuvLoogie Jul 2023 #3

Thank you for the reply! Shipwack Jul 2023 #11

If it's not a boot drive, just copy the files anyway you can. Earth-shine Jul 2023 #4

Cloning tools might just clone the possibly damaged files. usonian Jul 2023 #5

I'm a little puzzled but let me ask moniss Jul 2023 #6

Thank you very much for a detailed response. Shipwack Jul 2023 #10

Use a copy utility canetoad Jul 2023 #7

No reason you shouldn't try that ... hopefully it works :) Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #8

Stick 'em both in the computer, boot knoppix from a usb stick, Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2023 #9

An update Shipwack Jul 2023 #12