Today we will talk about such an important part of a computer as a hard drive. After all, it stores all our important and valuable data. Therefore, it is simply unacceptable to bring it to a state where it suddenly stops working, and we lose all the necessary information. It follows that the HDD check should be performed regularly.
This event is still necessary in order to ensure the stable operation of computers and laptops. Prevention has always been, is and will be much cheaper than troubleshooting and other dances with a tambourine. Therefore, if the HDD verification program detects certain malfunctions of the hard disk in advance , then they can be eliminated without problems on their own. You must admit that it’s better than carrying equipment to a service center later, paying for data recovery, and then also buying a new device.
This article will talk about how to check the HDD. I will tell you about several ways in which this can be done. Looking ahead, I’ll say that this procedure can be performed using standard Windows tools, as well as using third-party software. Such programs for checking HDD are available in huge numbers.
But we will begin to understand first with standard software. So, in order to check the HDD, go to the computer, where select the hard drive of interest. Using the right button of the manipulator, call the context menu in which you want to launch the properties. You will see a dialog box in which we will be interested in the service button. We go into this section and click on the check there. When you do this, you will see another window called "disk check". Check the box next to the automatic error correction, check and repair of bad sectors, then click on start.
The next dialog box opens again, in which we click the "Yes" button. You will see a message containing a warning that the HDD check will be performed only after the next start (this applies only to the system disk). We agree to this and reboot the system. When the computer starts up, a check will begin. Be patient, as it is very often performed for a long time. This is due to the fact that, in addition to system errors, the computer will also check each cluster.
As mentioned earlier, diagnostics can also be performed not only by standard methods, but also using special software. Users who understand the details will prefer the data program standard. After all, the capabilities of these utilities include obtaining more comprehensive information, as well as various methods that allow you to fully or partially restore damaged clusters, as well as move information from problem areas to normal.
To summarize. In order for the hard drive not to give you a surprise in the form of data loss and denial of work, you need to periodically check and fix the identified problems. Do not forget about it, and then your hard drive will last you longer.