I'm having some issues with my Seagate hard drive. My Mac has put it into read-only mode, which indicates there may be a problem, but it seems fine physically according to DriveDx. On the other hand, Mac's Disk Utility suggests I might need to replace it. I'm curious if cloning this drive would also clone the issue if it's a corruption problem, especially since the data itself appears to be accessible—I can open several files without trouble. Is it risky to clone it under these circumstances?
3 Answers
If the files are working fine when you access them, it could just be a metadata issue that’s causing the read-only state. Cloning might still copy those issues over, so be cautious. You might want to try other recovery options first.
Cloning the drive won't fix things if the data is corrupt. You'd just be copying the same corrupted data to a new drive. It's generally not a solution for fixing corruption issues, even if the physical drive seems fine.
It sounds like your hard drive might be entering a read-only state as a precaution. However, if it's indeed corrupted, cloning it means you'd also be replicating any corruption on the new drive. It's better to resolve the issue before cloning, you don’t want to risk transferring problems.
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