What if the power fails while SpinRite is running?
SpinRite was deliberately designed to absolutely minimize the “window of opportunity” for trouble if the system’s power should fail while SpinRite is running. We, and many editorial product reviewers, have literally “pulled the plug” on SpinRite with no ill effects. However, reliable use of a personal computer does depend upon a supply of reliable power. If system power fails at the instant of a drive writing to its disks, the single sector being written will, of course, be mis-written. No software can prevent mis-writing in this situation. But SpinRite is the most capable utility software ever created for recovering, afterward, from exactly that sort of trouble. Run SpinRite after the power is restored and it will make sure any power failure damage is repaired.
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