Advanced hard disk tools
Advanced tools for diagnosing and recovering hard disk problems. (This page is work in progress. Please refrain from editing until the first draft is complete and this note has been removed. Comments under Discussion are nevertheless welcome.)
Summary
The SMART data returned by a hard disk can give a useful indication of its health but there are other tools that can be used which go well beyond this. WARNING: some of these tools are DANGEROUS and should only be used in a kill-or-cure situation or if you are certain that a full system backup is available.
ddrescue
Spinrite
gdisk
MHDD
References
External links
- External links as bullet points