@softgoat i'd look into replacing, or at the very least, backing up the drive right now :/
@softgoat although i don't know if those are mechanical issues or not
you should run smartctl to be sure
if you can boot off a liveusb, install smartmontools from apt and run a short test (sudo smartctl -t short /dev/sdX)
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@softgoat although i don't know if those are mechanical issues or not
you should run smartctl to be sure
if you can boot off a liveusb, install smartmontools from apt and run a short test (sudo smartctl -t short /dev/sdX)