B BrewCityGirl macrumors newbie Original poster Dec 12, 2005 16 0 Mar 17, 2006 #1 How can I test my internal and external hard drive for bad sectors??? Is there a program I need? Thanks.
How can I test my internal and external hard drive for bad sectors??? Is there a program I need? Thanks.
calebjohnston macrumors 68000 Jan 24, 2006 1,801 1 Mar 17, 2006 #2 You can use the disk utility and do verify disk.. that will give you a general idea if everything is alright or not. But to test for specifically bad sectors, you will need a third-party program -- try google.
You can use the disk utility and do verify disk.. that will give you a general idea if everything is alright or not. But to test for specifically bad sectors, you will need a third-party program -- try google.
B BrewCityGirl macrumors newbie Original poster Dec 12, 2005 16 0 Mar 17, 2006 #3 I tried google. Looks like there's something called Drive Genius. Maybe I'll try that.