Disk restoration from image after formatting

  • Thread starter Thread starter Levlg
  • Start date Start date
L

Levlg

Programs of formatting a hard disk checks its surface and excludes the
damaged (unreliable) places from further use - this is written in the
manual. Clearly, that if after formatting a hard disk something will be
written on it, these excluded places will not be used. And will it be fair
in the event when contents of this disk will be restored from an image which
has been done BEFORE formatting (for example, by Acronis)?

Thank you

Lev
 
Levlg said:
Programs of formatting a hard disk checks its surface and excludes the
damaged (unreliable) places from further use - this is written in the
manual. Clearly, that if after formatting a hard disk something will be
written on it, these excluded places will not be used. And will it be fair
in the event when contents of this disk will be restored from an image which
has been done BEFORE formatting (for example, by Acronis)?
Click to expand...

No, you need to format it so the HD knows where the bad bits are.

A HD that doesn't know where the bad bits are will attempt to write to
them.
 
Levlg said:
Programs of formatting a hard disk checks its surface and excludes the
damaged (unreliable) places from further use - this is written in the
manual. Clearly, that if after formatting a hard disk something will be
written on it, these excluded places will not be used. And will it be fair
in the event when contents of this disk will be restored from an image
which has been done BEFORE formatting (for example, by Acronis)?

Thank you

Lev
Click to expand...

Don't know about "fair", but I think I understand what you're saying. I
always use a zero fill software from the HD mfrs website initially. This
maps out the bad areas, and is passed on to the OS. Imaging software
restoration understands this as well.
 
Back
Top