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Articulate --bad-sectors a bit better

edge.strict_endians
szaka 2005-08-15 21:44:10 +00:00
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@ -156,12 +156,19 @@ displays what it would do if it were to resize the filesystem.
Continue with the real resizing only if the test run passed.
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.B -b, --bad-sectors
Support disks having physical errors, bad sectors. Make a backup by
.BR ntfsclone (8)
using option --rescue, then run from the command line 'chkdsk /f /r
volume:' on Windows prior using this option.
Support disks having hardware errors, bad sectors with those
.B ntfsresize
would refuse to work by default.
If the guarantee is still valid for the disk then replace it. It's defected.
Prior using this option, it's strongly recommended to make a backup by
.BR ntfsclone (8)
using the --rescue option, then running 'chkdsk /f /r volume:' on Windows
from the command line. If the disk guarantee is still valid then replace it.
It's defected. Please also note, that no software can repair these type of
hardware errors. The most what they can do is to work around the permanent
defects.
This option doesn't have any effect if the disk is flawless.
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.B -P, --no-progress-bar
Don't show progress bars.