"Soft" Bad sectors


  1. anirudhghanta
    Posts : 3
    windows XP
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    "Soft" Bad sectors


    Hi,

    I am not able to understand the concept of "Soft" bad sectors. can software be the cause of bad sectors?

    Please explain.

    Thanks
    Anirudh
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  3. richc46
    Posts : 17,794
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    Welcome
    This explains it all. Any questions just post.
    What Is a Bad Sector and How Can I Repair It?
    Bad sectors can be fixed so that the computer will not use that sector again.
    No need to worry about soft bad sectors, very easily corrected.
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