Windows 10 updates failing and SFC/DISM corruption

[frg]

Hi, sorry for the looooong delay...

I did all the backups, both an image and files, just in case, with no errors. On these past days, the reallocated sectors count increased to 56 after doing the short and long self tests, but they both completed without error, and it has not increased since then. Windows has not marked any bad clusters if I run CHKDSK.

I already had CrystalDiskInfo and Seagate Seatools. I think the former gives the same information as GSmartControl and the later allows triggering the Seagate drives self tests too. I like CrystalDiskInfo because it shows the hex value of the "raw value" field, allowing to disect the value from some fields that seem to contain more than one value (i.e. seek error rate, temperatures...). This is the last SMART information:

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Model : ST1000LM035-1RK172
Firmware : LCM2
Disk Size : 1000,2 GB (7,9/137,4/1000,2/----)
Buffer Size : Unknown
Queue Depth : 32
# of Sectors : 1953525168
Rotation Rate : 5400 RPM
Interface : Serial ATA
Major Version : ACS-3
Minor Version : ACS-3 Revision 3b
Transfer Mode : SATA/600 | SATA/600
Power On Hours : 3381 horas
Power On Count : 1379 veces
Temperature : 44 C (111 F)
Health Status : Risk
Features : S.M.A.R.T., APM, NCQ
APM Level : 8080h [ON]
AAM Level : ----
Drive Letter : C: D:

-- S.M.A.R.T. --------------------------------------------------------------
ID Cur Wor Thr RawValues(6) Attribute Name
01 _65 _57 _34 0000002E02F7 Read error rate
03 _99 _99 __0 000000000000 Spin-up time
04 _92 _92 _20 000000002374 Start/stop count
05 100 100 _36 000000000038 Reallocated sector count *
07 _85 _60 _45 000012789199 Seek error rate
09 _97 _97 __0 BDFB00000D35 Power-on hours
0A 100 100 _97 000000000000 Spin retry count
0C _99 _99 _20 000000000563 Power cycle count
B8 100 100 _99 000000000000 End-to-End Error
BB _99 _99 __0 000000000001 Reported Uncorrectable Errors
BC 100 _99 __0 00000000000A Command Timeout
BD 100 100 __0 000000000000 High Fly Writes
BE _56 _48 _40 00002C1B002C Airflow temperature
BF 100 100 __0 00000000002F G-Sense error rate
C0 100 100 __0 000000000010 Power-off retract count
C1 _84 _84 __0 000000007FED Load/unload cycle count
C2 _44 _52 __0 000D0000002C Temperature
C4 100 100 __0 000000000038 Reallocation event count
C5 100 100 __0 000000000000 Current pending sector count
C6 100 100 __0 000000000000 Uncorrectable sector count
C7 200 200 __0 000000000000 UltraDMA CRC error count
F0 _97 _97 _30 D6D300000D07 Head fly hours
FE 100 100 __0 000000000000 Free Fall Protection
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After doing the self tests that reallocated a few more sectors, the drive doesn't feel as slow as the day I couldn't run DISM, so it may have reallocated the sectors that were causing the trouble back then... Anyway, it seems the disk is slowly starting to fail and even if I can get a few weeks/months from it (I already have backups), it will eventually fail, isn't it?

I suppose there is no point on repairing any more corrupted files until the disk is replaced, isn't it?

On top of all that, I'll be moving to a new home, so I may not have Internet for a few days...

Thank you very much for all your help so far

 

[Maxstar]

Hi,

Anyway, it seems the disk is slowly starting to fail and even if I can get a few weeks/months from it (I already have backups), it will eventually fail, isn't it?

Yes, it doesn't get any better, when the HDD has been replaced, we can repair the remaining corruptions. However, I would do a clean or repair install in situations like this.

You're welcome. Good luck with the move to your new home..

 

[frg]

Hi,

Yes, it doesn't get any better, when the HDD has been replaced, we can repair the remaining corruptions. However, I would do a clean or repair install in situations like this.

You're welcome. Good luck with the move to your new home..

Ok... I'll have the disk replaced as soon as I can. (Don't know if I can do that before leaving here, or somewhere at the new location...), then try a repair install (that's doing an install using the "Media Creation Tool" and choosing "Upgrade this computer", is that correct?), then see if SFC and DISM show corruptions again. If there are corruptions, then the clean install (that's what I was trying to avoid all this time...! )

I'll report back once it's done, but it may take a few days (or weeks?!) with the moving...

Again, thank you. And thank you to Dr. M too that was helping when this thread was stated

 

[Maxstar]

Yes, you can use the Media Creation Tool to perform a repair install, see the steps below.

Windows 10 Repair Install
This will reinstall and update the operating system and fix any corruptions, without removing any file or program. But make always a backup of all your important data!

• Go to this Microsoft page and under the title Create Windows 10 installation media press on Download tool now.
• Save the tool on your Desktop and double click to run it.
• On the License terms page, if you accept the license terms, select Accept.
• On the What do you want to do page, select Create installation media (USB....) and then select Next.
• Choose the ISO file option. Once the download is complete, right click the ISO and select the option Mount.
• Open the Windows File Explorer and open mounted ISO, and run the setup.exe file.
• Follow the instructions and click on the option Change what to keep.
• Select the option Keep personal files and apps and click next.
• Windows Setup will now start the in-place upgrade installation to repair Windows.