How can I fix bad sectors on my hard drive?

Question

Hard disks

I have a hard drive that I use as a file dump. Today I discovered that there are 16 bad sectors there, I tried to remap it through the Victoria HDD program, but out of 16 bad sectors it grew into 144. That is, because of this program to fix bad sectors, it only got worse.

Are there any options how to solve this problem (just not throw it away)?
Since I am a Linux user, I had to install Windows on Virtualbox, and from there already download Victoria (a program to fix bad sectors). Therefore, it would be preferable if you offer options on Linux

Answer 1

bad sectors - this is usually physical damage to sectors on the disk.
It's impossible to fix this.

That is, because of this program to correct bad sectors - it only got worse.

It only got better.
Each disk has some reserve of sectors that are not used initially. And if bad sectors appear on the disk, then you can mark them as bad, and use whole ones from this stock instead. This is called a remap.
And if Victoria found more bad sectors on the disk and marked them, then your disk is breaking more and more. And if your data ends up on a bad sector, you won't be able to read it at all.
The disk cannot be repaired, throw it away and buy another one.

Answer 2

As an option - bite off a piece with broken sectors plus or minus 20-50 GB and not use it.
A disk with such problems is suitable only for storing low-value data (movies, games, music)

Answer 3

nothing if the disk is actively growing to change under warranty or to a dump
nun and backup