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If the reallocated sector count stays constant, and the other pertinent SMART numbers stay good, the drive may still perform well for years to come. The reallocated sector count is a warning to look into things further, but it doesn’t in and of itself mean that the drive is going bad (which is why Speccy reports it as good). SMART values give you a glimpse into the drive’s internal health, but they don’t tell you for sure that it’s going to fail or that it’s fine. So, Is Instant Karma gonna get me or is it reasonable for me to continue with my cautious approach? I’m hoping that some hardware gals/guys can weigh-in with their expertise. Instant Conundrum! BTW, Image 1 gives the drive’s specs. Well, Speccy says the “real” count is 121 and the drive’s Health Status is “Good” (see attached image 2). The count has not changed.Īnd then my subconscious smacked me in the head and said “Why not see what Speccy has to say”. However, the count of reallocated sectors didn’t seem very high to me (see attached image 1) so I ruminated about whether to soon but a new drive or just keep an eye on the count once a week. I did some research and found some opinions that catastrophic failure could be imminent. Recently, CrystalDiskInfo has been warning me that my “Reallocated Sectors Count” on the Data Drive is too high. Periodically I run CrystalDiskInfo in order to view the S.M.A.R.T. The System is on the primary and I use the other one as a Data drive. My desktop has 2 spinning platter disk drives.