I received a warning from TechTool Protection that one of my clones is failing. It is a 480 GB OWC Mercury Electra. The warranty expired a year ago, unfortunately.
SMART reports that the Relocated Sectors Count is 5 and that the Extended Health is in the middle between Pass and Fail. All other parameters are at the optimum level. Fortunately, I have two more clones (both OWC SSDs) and they are fine.
My question: If I reformat the drive and make a new, pristine clone, will that suffice? Or, should I bite the bullet and simply replace it?
Jon
macOS 11.7.10, iMac Retina 5K 27-inch, late 2014, 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 1 TB fusion drive, 16 GB RAM, Epson SureColor P600, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, MS Office 365
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