what do you mean ‘ note?” write down any letters that come up?
all that is is dong is ssaying 25 % comleted and the drive is running.
Yes. Write down anything you can see it doing wrt fixing errors. It is no important at this time, but can aid in the diagnosis, and might be useful if this turns into a file recovery issue.
ChickenSoup - I’d like to give you a little post- computertrauma advice. I’m a Mom who sadly realized she had to become the IT person in the family. It’s taken me a long time to learn all I have, but it’s been well worth it. I’ve come a long way from the time when it took an entire weekend to reformat Windows 3.crap with a stack of floppies.
As a homeschooling mother, your computers are simply too important to your family. You need to homeschool yourself, and learn how your machines work. It’s not impossible, there are many great resources out there, you have folks to ask questions of here on FR. At the end of the day, you’ll be proud of yourself for having learned something new and difficult. You’ll feel in control of your machines and you’ll, lastly, be a great role model for your kids.