27 Jan
2011
27 Jan
'11
06:49
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Bruce Samhaber <bruce.samhaber@samhaber.ca> wrote:
Is there a non destructive disk checking utility to verify that my harddrive is OK without destroying the contents? At 5 1/2 yrs old it seems like a good idea to check it.
badblocks -v /dev/sdX badblocks -v /dev/sdXX Substitue XX with your drive letter and/or paritition. You can also download the Ultimate Boot CD and use any of the hard drive utilities on it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org