XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-01-26 03:06, Jim wrote:   
   > On 25/01/2025 15:55, Alan K. wrote:   
   >> On 1/25/25 10:36 AM, Paul wrote:   
      
   ...   
      
   >> More reason to keep a spare Win7 machine /disk around huh.   
   >>   
   >   
   > What is Linux version of disk-check? In windows it takes hours as stated   
   > above but what about Ubuntu?? What command to use to check this?   
   >   
      
   fsck. You also have badblocks.   
      
   > I have a 2 TB disk that is slow and showing signs of wear & tear so I   
   > tried to clone it on a new SSD 1TB disk. Acronis states that it is   
   > possible to clone on to a smaller disk as long as the actual data is not   
   > more than the size of the target disk. The source has about 350GB of   
   > data (out of 2TB disk size) but this can't be cloned because the disk   
   > has bad clusters according to Acronis. So how do I correct this in Linux   
   > ubuntu?   
      
   Write to the bad sectors to force them to remap.   
      
   > x-posted to ubuntu as well just in case they can respond quickly.   
      
   Better start a new thread in any of the linux groups, the Windows folks   
   will not be very happy.   
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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