Use badblocks to check larger hard drives (8TB+)
4 min readApr 8, 2024
Checking newly purchased hard drives can be a smart move, especially before adding them to a pool. While this does not guarantee there won’t be any issues, it might help catch some before they could potentially cause for a headache day.
I recently purchased two additional drives in preparation for doubling my current storage capacity and by having the hardware necessary to migrate…