Reallocated Sectors: Should I replace?

[Umfriend]

Hi all,

 

Scanner is showing 2504 Reallocated Sectors Count on one of my drives. The message became apparent to me three days ago. The number of affected sectors has not rissen. Should I be concerned (alread)?

 

Kind rgds,

Umf

[Christopher (Drashna)]

You should always be concerned about the disk health.

 

However, if this number isn't changing (or more specifically, continually growing), then there may have just been a defect on the disks surface. 

However, if this number is rapidly OR continually growing, then move the contents off of the disk and RMA it, as this would indicate a serious (and probably mechanical) issue with the disk.

[Umfriend]

That is what I thought, thanks for confirming. I'll monitor. Luckilly all is duplicated on another drive as well.

 

One follow-up Q: If I choose to ignore the alert, will it re-emerge if the sector count changes?

 

Many thanks again Drashna.

[Christopher (Drashna)]

If it's the SMART error, then it has two options: ignore current, and ignore future. Pretty self-explanatory. But yes, if you choose the "ignore current" option, if it increases, it will warn you again.