First Use: Need a bit of guidance

Posts: 2 · metro_ 27 Mar 2019, 13:21

Hi there!

I have a failing NTFS hard drive and am hoping that FFS can help me out. It's nearly 2TB of data so I have to find a way to automate this as much as possible. I've already managed to copy over some data to a healthy drive without FFS but it's pretty clear that some sections of the drive are corrupt or problematic and won't make it over.

Here are my questions:

1. Can I compare the failing drive to the healthy drive but have it automatically log bad CRCs/files and add it to a log without having me manually make 'retry' attempts from the applications prompt (which is what it's doing right now)?

2. If a successful comparison occurs it should have a list of both healthy and unhealthy files that remain to be copied to the healthy drive. Can I begin this process but have it make a few attempts on bad CRCs, then continue onto the next file and simply log files that didn't make it over?

If FFS can pull this off it would be huge. I just need some guidance on how to set this up. Thanks in advance!

Posts: 7052 · Zenju 27 Mar 2019, 13:25

You can find automatic retry under comparison settings (F6). Everything not copied is logged and shown at the end.

Posts: 2 · metro_ 27 Mar 2019, 13:27

Does this work for both items I've listed, #1 and #2?

I see that automatic retry is on but I still get prompts for CRC errors. Also - if I 'ignore' the crc error will it still log it?

My hope is that this automates from beginning to end. I may not be at the computer to click an option. I'm guessing there are tens of thousands of problematic files.

Thanks for the quick reply!