How to Remove Bad sectors from Hard Disk. Is there any free tool available for download

You can't. However, when you partition, and/or format and/or run chkdsk/scandisk in it's most thorough mode, they will map out and mark bad sectors, so they are not written to by the operating system.

You can't. However, when you partition, and/or format (not quick format) and/or run chkdsk/scandisk in it's most thorough mode, they will map out and mark bad sectors, so they are not written to by the operating system.

It will get worst, back up all your data and get a new drive.

What size is your hard drive? What company made it? What is the date of manufacture (usually printed on a label on the top of the drive)? Most of the time, you can download a program from the drive maunfacturer which you can use to test / repair the drive. This usually requires downloading and saving the program to your hard drive, placing a blank floppy in the floppy drive, and then running the program you just downloaded. This will create a floppy that you boot the system with, and then you can safely test the hard drive, and often repair the defective sectors. WARNING: DO NOT USE ANY PROGRAM THAT WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR YOUR HARD DRIVE! IBM provides a program called DFT (drive Fitness Test). You can use it to TEST any drive, but it will NOT make any repairs unless you happen to have an IBM hard drive. Post your answers here, and we'll be able to give you more specific information. Technoid

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To remove bad sectors from a HD, first scrape gently with a razor blade, being careful not to scratch the glass. Then use a solvent such as... .............uh,..... never mind........... Sorry, those were the instructions for removing my vehicle sticker from the windshield. Dave