Yes, non-sector by sector backups are designed to avoid reading corrupted data.
Yes, non-sector by sector backups are designed to avoid reading corrupted data.
You're wondering if backing up the disk and restoring the backup will remove the unrecoverable corrupted data. It depends on how the backup was created—if it captured the file system state correctly, then yes, the bad sector should be gone. Otherwise, it might remain hidden. Always verify the backup integrity before proceeding.