Hey there! I'm having trouble with my Samsung 870 EVO SSD. I was trying to copy a large directory to another drive when I encountered an I/O error: 'Error splicing file: Input/output error.' I checked the health of my SSD using Gnome Disks on Linux Mint, and it reported that my drive is 'OK' but has 781 bad sectors. The drive was manufactured in 2021, but I'm unsure when I purchased it. Should I consider this a sign of drive failure and plan to replace it? Here's the output from the smartctl command for your reference: [link to pastebin].
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Based on what you've shared, it looks like your drive is indeed heading towards failure. With 781 bad sectors, I'd recommend you back up anything you can immediately. For recovery, ddrescue is a solid choice on Linux. It effectively skips over bad cells and can help you recover as many files as possible without the hassle of manually sorting through them.
Is ddrescue better than using Clonezilla with the '-rescue' and '-q1' options for this kind of situation?