backup with bad block ATI 2021
I have a 2TB M.2 drive (230GB used) which has a bad block, I get read errors when trying to copy a 2GB movie file & am hoping that's the only file I'll lose lol.
Can ATI 2021 create an image for the rest of the drive ok? I should just select ignore bad sectors and hope no system files are affected? I have latest builds of Windows 10 pro & ATI. Asus Dark Hero mobo.


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I think there's only one bad sector / block?
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arconz wrote:EDIT: I've purchased Cyber Home Office. I will Backup to an external USB drive and get the M.2 replaced, then restore via rescue media.
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Steve Smith wrote:If you attempt a normal disk backup with default settings, then it will show a message for any bad sectors encountered with an option to ignore. Hopefully there might only be a small number of these to ignore and these may just be in the area occupied by your 2GB movie file.
It doesn't give an option to ignore - it just says "File system error found. Consider using chkdsk."
So I set to "ignore bad sectors" in options, the backup completed and validated... but TBH I'm not confident it will restore lol.
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Please ensure that you create the Acronis rescue media and understand how to boot your PC from this in the correct BIOS boot mode for when you are going to do the restore.
KB 69472: Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office: how to create bootable media
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Thanks, I've made the USB rescue media and System Information says my Bios Mode is UEFI.
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