Software to test HDD - Page 2

Desmo · 01-12-2008, 12:50

I'll take a look at those if I have to

What I'm hoping to do is just install Kodak Easyshare again and then drop the old folders/files in to the new install and see if it picks everything up again. It should do I would have though.

Mark · 01-12-2008, 13:26

AFAIK Kodak Easyshare doesn't do anything funky with the JPEGs. I think my parents use it (but they do back up).

Desmo · 01-12-2008, 21:27

After finally sorting out all the dependencies I managed to get Gsmart running

It's found a few errors so I think it's worth ordering up a new drive, if only to save future headaches...

Daz · 01-12-2008, 21:33

Any SMART errors and it's definitely bin time. Sometimes drives can be dead/dying and SMART reports ok, so if you're getting errors then it's definitely not somewhere you want to be putting your data

Might be worth taking an image of it while it's still relatively readable.

Desmo · 01-12-2008, 22:11

I've already backed up their files when I went over last night. Thought that whilst I had it showing in Ubuntu I'd copy it all over to my external drive just in case it died at any time.

Will order up a new drive tomorrow. Got an XP OEM disc so should be pretty straight forward from now on in

01-12-2008, 12:50	#11
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I'll take a look at those if I have to What I'm hoping to do is just install Kodak Easyshare again and then drop the old folders/files in to the new install and see if it picks everything up again. It should do I would have though. __________________

01-12-2008, 21:27	#13
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	After finally sorting out all the dependencies I managed to get Gsmart running It's found a few errors so I think it's worth ordering up a new drive, if only to save future headaches... __________________

01-12-2008, 21:33	#14
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Any SMART errors and it's definitely bin time. Sometimes drives can be dead/dying and SMART reports ok, so if you're getting errors then it's definitely not somewhere you want to be putting your data Might be worth taking an image of it while it's still relatively readable. __________________ apt-get moo

01-12-2008, 22:11	#15
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I've already backed up their files when I went over last night. Thought that whilst I had it showing in Ubuntu I'd copy it all over to my external drive just in case it died at any time. Will order up a new drive tomorrow. Got an XP OEM disc so should be pretty straight forward from now on in __________________

01-12-2008, 13:26	#12
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	AFAIK Kodak Easyshare doesn't do anything funky with the JPEGs. I think my parents use it (but they do back up).