ivan82•7mo ago

Just pulled files off a corrupted SSD

Had an SSD that Windows couldn't read, but it was detected in BIOS. I hooked it up to a Linux machine and used ddrescue to image the drive first. Ever used ddrescue for SSDs, or is it better for HDDs?

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the_cole7mo ago

Clone the drive first like you did, that's key. Ddrescue works fine for SSDs, but watch for trim issues. With HDDs, you get more warning before failure. SSDs just die fast, so imaging early saves your data. Lost a drive once because I waited too long.

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aaronn577mo ago

@the_cole isn't wrong, my SSD died without a single warning chirp.

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simonw417mo ago

Yeah, that sudden SSD death is the worst. @the_cole is spot on about imaging it fast, you just never get a heads up. I always keep a live USB ready now because waiting even a day cost me a whole project once.

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