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 ==== Badblocks ==== ==== Badblocks ====
  
-:!: Badblocks can be hazardous to your data.  Make a backup first!+:!: Badblocks can be hazardous to your data.  **Make a backup first!** 
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 +:!: Running ''badblocks'' on **SSDs** may **reduce lifespans**.
  
 There are some valid circumstances where you have to use the '-f' switch to force the testing.  Be careful when doing so to make sure you 'do no harm'. There are some valid circumstances where you have to use the '-f' switch to force the testing.  Be careful when doing so to make sure you 'do no harm'.
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