I'm posting this in the Lounge because I suspect there may be some flaming. IDC, flame away. It's the internet, you can't hurt me.
I've been reading this forum on & off for years, and several times now I've read disparaging comments made by 'experts' about software like HDD Regenerator and Spin-Rite. I've used both. I've never been able to get Spin-Rite to do anything for me, but HDD Regenerator has fixed at least 30% of the hard drives I've used it on. And a friend that owns a brick & mortar repair shop swears by Spin-Rite.
So you have me, the semi-, half-assed professional computer repair technician claiming HDD Regenerator works (I've seen it with my own two eyes and my own two hands) and another guy who is a bona-fide, 100% full-time professional computer repair technician (who swears by Spin-Rite) vs. Everyone That Disagrees With Us.
I see this so often on computer repair forums, where anecdotal evidence from credible sources is dismissed by 'experts', who then gripe about non-professionals that believe in things that don't work. But I've SEEN it work. Really. Start out with a HD that won't boot the system. Run HDD Regenerator (sometimes more than once) and computer works. TA DA!! No 'expert' necessary.
What I really want to know is why. I'm hoping to get a true expert that will allow the truth of the fact that HDD Regenerator actually DOES occasionally work, and then give some kind of explanation for how and why.