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Akinari · 04-07-2013, 05:05 PM

Need a quick answer to this. Had a slow boot issue awhile ago when my 2.5TB HDD was hooked up via SATA but fine if externally docked via USB 3.0. Recently obtained a free 640GB WD drive and hooked it up via SATA, computer booted up fine, unlike the 2.5TB, which reaffirms my assumption that the larger drive is somehow corrupted but otherwise functioning fine, just causing a slow boot.

Should I mirror and format the 2.5TB drive (with only about 70GB of data) onto the 640GB drive and then mirror the 640GB back to the 2.5TB? I'm unsure if whether this would potentially "transfer" over the corruption (if it's some kind of file corruption on the 2.5TB), or should I just backup what I can (copypasta) onto the 640GB and completely format the 2.5TB?

tl;dr - is it safe to mirror then format the drive with potentially corrupted boot files (only causing slow boot but otherwise functions completely fine) onto the smaller drive, and then mirror it back to the formatted drive? Neither of these are my OS drives, my OS is on an SSD.

04-07-2013, 05:05 PM	#1
Akinari Rs has made me the woman i am today! Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,379 Thanked 5,260 Times in 1,394 Posts Failed 376 Times in 130 Posts	Should I clone my HDD? Need a quick answer to this. Had a slow boot issue awhile ago when my 2.5TB HDD was hooked up via SATA but fine if externally docked via USB 3.0. Recently obtained a free 640GB WD drive and hooked it up via SATA, computer booted up fine, unlike the 2.5TB, which reaffirms my assumption that the larger drive is somehow corrupted but otherwise functioning fine, just causing a slow boot. Should I mirror and format the 2.5TB drive (with only about 70GB of data) onto the 640GB drive and then mirror the 640GB back to the 2.5TB? I'm unsure if whether this would potentially "transfer" over the corruption (if it's some kind of file corruption on the 2.5TB), or should I just backup what I can (copypasta) onto the 640GB and completely format the 2.5TB? tl;dr - is it safe to mirror then format the drive with potentially corrupted boot files (only causing slow boot but otherwise functions completely fine) onto the smaller drive, and then mirror it back to the formatted drive? Neither of these are my OS drives, my OS is on an SSD. __________________ [13-03, 11:25] MG1 when you hit the brakes, it shoots cum at pedestrian - bukkake [12-03, 19:06] meme405 That e30 is so mexiflushed I thought we were in albuquerque [12-03, 23:03] rb when i see a modded element. I have nothing but respect. either the parents kicked him out or the guy is killing hookers in the back Last edited by Akinari; 04-07-2013 at 05:20 PM.