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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!**
  
-:!: Running ''badblocks'' on SSDs may reduce lifespans.+:!: 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'.
computing/storage/disk_prep_test.1516210295.txt.gz · Last modified: 2018/01/17 10:31 by gcooper