Hard drive errors are quite common. Many of them are irreparable, but there are also many errors that can be repaired in a very simple way. In this post we explain how to repair your damaged hard drive step by step .
What Are Bad Sectors On Hard Drive
The appearance of bad sectors is one of the most typical failures in a hard disk. This problem means that one or more sectors of the magnetic surface of the hard disk are no longer accessible , because of or that we cannot access the data they contain. These errors can be due to irreparable physical damage, or logical damage that can be repaired.
Representation of the sectors of a hard disk.
Physical damage occurs because the read head hits the platter surface , irreparably damaging it. In this case, the only thing that can be done is to mark the affected sectors so that they are not used, thus reducing the capacity of the hard disk. If your hard drive suffers from this problem, you should make a backup copy of all its data, in case the problem worsens.
As for the logical damages, these are related to the integrity of the data that is written, being much easier to solve in most cases, since there really is no physical damage on the magnetic surface of the hard disk or its heads reading and writing.
How to fix bad sectors with Windows 10
Repairing hard drive bad sectors is very easy if you use Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 .
The first step is to open the file explorer, to open it you just have to go to the " Start " menu and search for " This computer ".
Once you are in Windows file explorer, right click on the hard drive you want to repair. Now click on " Properties ", then on " Tools " and finally on " Check ".
After that a confirmation window will appear, click on " Browse drive "
Windows will begin to examine the drive and inform you if it is necessary to repair bad sectors . You may need to restart your PC to fix the problems.
EaseUS Partition Master gives you more chances of success
The Windows Error Repair Tool may be sufficient in many cases, but there will be situations when it cannot repair bad sectors on your hard drive. In these cases you can resort to EaseUS Partition Master .
EaseUS Partition Master is a very advanced software to manage your hard drives, it is paid, but it offers a free version that can get you out of more than one trouble. You do not lose anything by trying.
Once you have installed and opened the EaseUS Partition Master software, you will see a great interface that will show you information about your PC's hard drives and their partitions. Click with the right mouse button on the unit you want to repair and then click on " Surface test ".
The tool will analyze the magnetic surface of the hard drive in search of errors, if it finds them it will tell you how to repair them.
The next step is to use the option " Check file system ". Click "OK" and let the tool do its work. At the end of the process, it will tell you if errors have been found, and the necessary steps to solve them.
