What's Reallocated Sectors Count?

Reallocated sectors count is the number of sectors that are marked as reallocated by the hard drive upon an error. ... When a hard drive encounters a read/write/verify data error, it marks that sector “reallocated” and transfers the data to another spare sector to prevent the risk of data corruption.

Can you fix reallocated sectors count?

The only “fix” for a reallocated sector is to purchase a new hard drive. Once a sector has been reallocated the hard drive will no longer use it and will continue operation without storing data on that part of the disk. There is no software or hardware fix to lower your reallocated sector count.

What causes reallocated sectors count?

Reallocated Sector Count Warning indicates a failing hard drive, which can't be fixed by using any method or technique. This situation arrives when a system is not able to read, write, or verify data stored on a given sector, and thus marks it 'bad' and reallocates the stored data to a reserved area on the hard drive.

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