HDD Regenerator: real or fake?

[u0206397]

Saw a PC tech using this software: HDD Regenerator.

Claims to be able to repair damaged HDD.

Real or not?

 

[Koenig168]

You can't fix physical damage using software. Best it can do is mark bad sectors which is something existing firmware can already do.

 

[yusoffb01]

if you have bad sectors, you can zero fill and itll reset to 0. but once you use itll appear again. so you cant repair it

 

[jtjt00]

It is a joke to fix physical damage with software. Once bad sectors appear, retrieve the data & replace the drive.

 

[Krabs.]

Only if your HDD is casual usage that you don't mind it corrupt data anytime.

 

[WiZaRd!]

Sometimes it is not the real bad sectors. It is the controller of the hdd which screwed up or the OS. I’ve repaired at least 2 hdds which have caused data losses last time due to reported bad sectors. I’ve used hdd Sentinel to fix it and still using the hdds. The health may drop abit like 90% but still very useable. I would say use at your own risk. I’ve no idea about the hdd regenerator. For HDD Sentinel it will do a very low level format and refresh writing and reading several times to make sure the sectors are good. So after repaired, I trust it is good to use. You can read more at the Sentinel website