Hello. Yesterday I was trying to install a program, when it got stuck. Afterwards, I saw a notice from Windows saying I should back up my data. I know if S.M.A.R.T. tells you something is wrong, then it's very bad news... I did some scans and found a very large number of bad sectors somewhere after the first half of the HDD. Can I do something to make it last for at least until summer, after I'm done with college? I really can't afford a new HDD.
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Once it starts to fail, it will never get any better - a hard drive will not "heal".
You backup & replace now, or one day your machine simply will not start & then you are in real trouble.
Attempting to 'patch' round a dying drive is the equivalent of taking your car to the mechanic to get the horn fixed...because your brakes failed.
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