Hi, I have a 2tb wd green hard-drive which is currently failing, when it is connected to the computer I get the classic :
Computer freezes often. When it happens, the mouse cursor is unmovable and keyboard input is ignored. Nothing works and a restart is required to recover the computer.
File access mysteriously slows to a turtle’s pace. Saving files or open files simply takes forever
I'm trying to backup the content by just copy-pasting into another drive but it seems that each time it reach a corrupted file the system hangs up and I pretty much have to restart the computer.
Is there some sort of backup that could either skip the corrupted bit and keep going or copy the corrupted file as is, or find the corrupted sector and skip them ???
Would a linux live-cd or runing in safe mode or backup utility help ?
HDTune pro report (C5) Current Pending Sector 50 and it keep rising
This is definitely worth a go by getting the Windows 7 OS out of the way. Something like Puppy Linux or Hirens Boot CD.
You may want to try free Macrium reflect (V5) Boot/Rescue CD to attempt making an image to an external HDD. Attempt the image from the rescue CD.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1Intel i7 2600kG.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GBNvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 300...
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Own build
OS
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case
Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling
Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
I remember reading somewhere that the copy/pasting engine of Windows 8 has been greatly improved, so I have installed windows 8 and it's working, when it reach a corrupted file it ask me to skip it and it keeps the duplicate file message for the end.
3 hours to go finger crossed
Now since I made a lot of attempt, can someone recommend a software to compare folder content (size and filename), so I can pinpoint the missing file ?
