Possibility of cloning from 512 ~ 4K sector and ignore the badsector
Do the ATIH 2011/2012 support cloning HDD from HDD which is using 512 Bytes/sector to HDD which is 4KB/sector with/without align tool?
Another question is how can I ignore the bad sector when cloning? I've try to use"Ignored all" but it turns out "failed to clone".
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Will the "Acronis Backup and Recovery" (the business one) support ignore the weak sector when cloning ?
It's because I'm trying to save the data on my HDD which has weak/bad sectors because of the power weak.
I'm afraid that I cannot get all the data back after correcting the disk error.
Many thanks.
Have you tried creating an image instead of cloning?
no. Because I don't wanna scan my HDD too many times since I don't know how serious of the problem.
Is there have any difference between Clone and creat image sector-by-sector?
Is it possible to create image if the HDD condition as "unformatted" or "corrupt file table" ?
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I just thought that imaging may ignore the errors better. You can force a sector-by-sector image if you need to. Otherwise, TI usually only reverts to it if the drive/partition is corrupted or it can't make sense of it (like an unsupported file system). I don't do that much cloning so I'm not sure how it compares. The bottom line is that if you clone or image the drive it's going to hit the bad areas. If the drive were mine and the data was valuable, I'd create a image (sector-by-sector, if necessary) just to have a chance of saving it if the drive fails.
Sorry, I can't understand the meaning of "Otherwise, TI usually only reverts to it if the drive/partition is corrupted or it can't make sense of it (like an unsupported file system). " Would you please explain a little more detail?
Another question is: Cloning the HDD will generate weak sector/bad sector but imaging don't, is it correct?
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If TI doesn't understand the file system or can't make sense of it it will revert to sector-by-sector mode. For example, if you have a partition formatted using a file system TI doesn't support (some less-used Linux format, for example). Basically, TI needs to be able to read the file system and see which sectors are used by files on the partition to be able to use "normal" mode (backing up only used sectors).
This is from the TI 2011 help:
Ignore bad sectors (the preset is disabled) - This option is present only for disk and partition backups. It lets you run a backup even if there are bad sectors on the hard disk. Although most disks do not have bad sectors, the possibility that they might occur increases during the course of the hard disk's lifetime. If your hard drive has started making strange noises (for example, it starts making quite loud clicking or grinding noises during operation), such noises may mean that the hard drive is failing. When the hard drive completely fails, you can lose important data, so it is high time to back up the drive as soon as possible. There may be a problem though – the failing hard drive might already have bad sectors. If the Ignore bad sectors check box is left unselected, a backup is aborted in case of read and/or write errors that could occur on the bad sectors. Selecting this box lets you run a backup even if there are bad sectors on the hard disk ensuring that you save as much information from the hard drive as possible.
The first line says it applies only for disk and partition backups. In my experience, imaging provides better control over bad sectors. However, as already stated, I don't do that much cloning and I don't remember any of the ones I did do having bad sectors.