Having hard drive issues...

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Hey there, @JakeBurch!

I'm sorry to hear about your games getting corrupted. :( By the looks of the SMART attributes you have attached, it looks like there's nothing wrong with your WD Black. These stats don't indicate that there are any bad sectors or currently pending ones. My recommendation is to backup all important files somewhere off-site and run a malware/anti-virus scan on your system, the issue could easily be coming from an infection/virus. Another thing you should try is re-installing those corrupted games and see if the issue will still be present afterwards. As a last resort, you could also try re-installing the OS from scratch and then see if the problems with corrupted data will still persist. However, don't forget to...
Hey there, @JakeBurch!

I'm sorry to hear about your games getting corrupted. :( By the looks of the SMART attributes you have attached, it looks like there's nothing wrong with your WD Black. These stats don't indicate that there are any bad sectors or currently pending ones. My recommendation is to backup all important files somewhere off-site and run a malware/anti-virus scan on your system, the issue could easily be coming from an infection/virus. Another thing you should try is re-installing those corrupted games and see if the issue will still be present afterwards. As a last resort, you could also try re-installing the OS from scratch and then see if the problems with corrupted data will still persist. However, don't forget to backup your data beforehand, the clean install will wipe all personal data from the system.

Keep me posted with the troubleshooting & good luck! :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
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