> If you just need READ, and not WRITE, howzbout COPY *.* NUL > actually > XCOPY *.* NUL /S/E > to include subdirectories
But would a red suffice to refresh or do you need to also write? Also, this solution, and Chuck's, while workable for reads would leave you with a blank screen for a long time (e.g. xcopying to NUL a 512GB or bigger SSD). If I remember Spinrite would read and write each sector back in Level I or II and gave you a constant update.... I still have a license from long ago.... I think the last version came out in early 2000s... -Ali
