Error handling

Error handling attributes

At first, KillDisk allows you to select one of three ways to handle Read/Write Errors:

Abort entire disk group processing

This means that if you're running a batch erase and one of the disks has errors, the erase process for ALL the disks in the batch will be terminated.

Abort only failed disk from group processing

This is the suggested setting. Failed disks will return an error and terminate the erase process, but other disks in the batch will not be interrupted from completing the erase operation.

Ignore error for disk grouping

Ignores the read/write error and continues erasing wherever is possible on the disk. No active or forth going operations are terminated.

In addition:

Number of Read/Write attempts

Sets the number of attempts KillDisk make to perform an operation when an error is encountered.

Sectors to skip after detection of a bad sector

Sets the number of sectors ignored by the software when bad sectors are found.

Do not show Read/Write error messages

Toggle whether or not read/write errors trigger messages to the user.

Use disk lock

Locks disks from being used by any other applications

Ignore disk lock errors

Errors encountered with KillDisk not being able to access locked disks are ignored.

Ignore read/write errors

Toggle whether errors should appear for read and/or write errors.