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Yes and check here first: Download Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Tools Tools for Windows - MajorGeeks
Yes and check here first: Download Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Tools Tools for Windows - MajorGeeks
Yes it is, also check the SMART values, it will tell you about any past problems too. Number of eventual relocated sectors is good indication about it's health.
I thought chkdsk /r checks for bad sectors on the disk and recovers any readable information? Note Mini Tool Partition Wizard has a disk surface scan option to check for bad blocks.