Alright I think I understand now, thank you. According to Sentinal, I need to reinitialize the disk surface, which is a pro feature only. It’s late where I am, so I’ll try to find a free alternative tomorrow, and just replace it with a spare SSD I have if I can’t find one. Thank you for the SMART explanation; it was very helpful.
Please post a screenshot of its report. (Just the GUI)
Usually when a drive starts failing, you shouldn't rely on it.
If uncertain as to the reports of these tools, do some further research.
Reformatting is free, of course.
The Re-initialize Disk Surface test generally forces the hard disk drive to reallocate the problematic sector(s) - if required. But the hard disk is responsible for the re-allocation itself. If you see that bad sectors reported in the text description (and the Reallocated Sectors Count on the S.M.A.R.T. page shows any change) then yes: reallocation happened.
IMHO when a drive gets to this stage, it is time to replace it with a Brand New SSD.
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