>>106198951
If you can get it to work make a linux USB stick and use ddrescue (it's free)
>>106199528
>>DDR6
Doubt
But you are probably writing to shingled drives as >>106200252 implied
Typically it writes in bursts because it blocks other operations while writing
Best bet for SMR is to not use SMR, or use RAM as a cache, accepting you may lose data if you crash/lose power/disconnect the drive
Search for SMR vs CMR if you want to know more
If the problem is not SMR, you probably have bad blocks at a minimum and you want look at the SMART data
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