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How many things could be corrected if we knew in advance what awaits us ...
And if in life it is almost impossible to predict some events, then in the case of a hard disk - some of the problems, nevertheless, can be predicted and foreseen!
To do this, there are special utilities that can find out and analyze the SMART * readings of the disk (show them to you, if necessary), and on the basis of this data assess the health of your disk, along the way calculating how many years it will still be able to serve.
The information is extremely useful, in addition, such utilities can monitor your disk online, and as soon as the first signs of unstable work appear, notify you immediately. Accordingly, you will have time to make a backup in time and take action (although a backup should always be done, even when everything is fine 😊).
And so, I will consider in the article several methods (and several utilities) for analyzing the state of the HDD and SSD.
* Note:
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a special technology for assessing the state of a hard disk by an integrated hardware self-diagnosis / self-monitoring system. The main task is to determine the likelihood of a device failure, preventing data loss.
Perhaps this is one of the most popular questions asked by all users who first encounter problems with a hard disk (or think about the safety of storing their data). Everyone is interested in the time that the disk will work until it completely "stops". Let's try to predict ...
Therefore, in the first part of the article, I decided to show a couple of utilities that can get all the readings from the disk and analyze them on their own, and give you only the finished result (in the second part of the article, I will give utilities for viewing SMART readings for independent analysis).
One of the best utilities for monitoring the status of computer disks (both hard drives (HDD) and "newfangled" SSDs). What is most appealing in the program is that it will analyze all the data received about the state of the disk on its own and show you a ready-made result (very convenient for novice users).
In order not to be unfounded, I will immediately show the main window of the program, which appears after the first launch (the analysis of the disk will be done immediately automatically). The health and performance of the disk is estimated as 100% (ideally, it should be), the time that the disk will still work in normal mode is estimated by the program at about 1000 days (~ 3 years).
What's with the disk according to Hard Disk Sentinel
In addition, the program allows you to monitor the temperature: both current and average and maximum during the day, week, month. If the temperature goes beyond the "normality" - the program will warn you about this (which is also very convenient).
Also, Hard Disk Sentinel allows you to view SMART readings (however, to evaluate them, you need to understand the disks well), get complete information about the hard disk (model, serial number, manufacturer, etc.), see what the hard disk is loaded with (i.e. . get performance information).
In general, in my humble opinion, Hard Disk Sentinel is one of the best utilities for monitoring the status of disks in the system. It should be added that there are several versions of the programs: professional and standard (for the professional version with advanced functionality, there is a portable version of the program that does not need to be installed (for example, you can even run it from a USB flash drive)).
Hard Disk Sentinel works in all popular Windows (7, 8, 10 - 32 | 64 bits), supports the Russian language in full.
This program is similar to the first one, it also clearly shows the current state of the disk: its health and performance (in percentage terms), its temperature, the amount of time worked (in months). In the upper part of the window, based on all this data, HDDlife shows the final summary for your disk, for example, in my case "ALL RIGHT" (which means that everything is in order with the disk).
By the way, the program can work online, monitoring the state of your disk, and in case something goes wrong (at the first signs of problems) - immediately notify you about it.
As an example, the screenshot below shows an SSD drive received a warning: its health is still within acceptable limits, but reliability and performance are below average. In this case, you should not trust the disk with any important data, and, if possible, you need to prepare for its replacement.
By the way, in the main window of the program, next to the amount of disk time worked, there is a link "Disk tincture" (allows you to change some of the parameters you want). Having opened it, you can control the balance between noise / performance), very useful with disks that make a lot of noise), and adjust the power consumption settings (important for laptops that run out of battery quickly).
Add-on: HDDlife works on both PCs and laptops. Supports HDD and SSD drives. There are portable versions of the program that do not need installation. It can be configured so that the program runs along with your Windows. HDDlife works in Windows: XP, 7, 8, 10 (32 | 64 bits).
If the previous utilities independently assessed the state of the disk, based on SMART data, then the utilities below will give you more freedom and data for self-analysis. In the reports it will be possible to find a fairly large set of parameters, on the basis of which it will be possible to roughly assess the state of the disk and make a forecast for its further operation.
СrystalDiskInfo
An excellent free utility for viewing the status and SMART readings of a hard drive (SSD drives are also supported). What the utility wins over - it provides you with complete information about the temperature, technical condition of the disk, its characteristics, etc. that "and for beginners who need a hint).
For example, if something is wrong with the temperature, then you will see a red indicator on it, i.e. СrystalDiskInfo will inform you about it.
The main window of the program can be conditionally divided into 4 zones (see the screenshot above):
As an example to the above, I will give a screenshot that shows two disks: on the left - with which everything is fine, on the right - which has problems with reassigned sectors (technical condition - alarm!).
As a reference (about reassigned sectors):
when the hard drive detects, for example, a write error, it transfers data to a specially designated spare area (and this sector will be considered "reassigned"). Therefore, bad blocks cannot be seen on modern hard drives - they are hidden in reassigned sectors. This process is called remapping and the reassigned sector is remap.
The higher the value of the remapped sectors, the worse the surface condition of the disks. Field "raw value" contains the total number of reassigned sectors.
By the way, for many disk manufacturers, even one reassigned sector is already a warranty case!
To the utility CrystalDiskInfo monitored the status of your hard disk online - in the "Service" menu, put two checkmarks: "Agent start" and "Autostart"(see screenshot below).
Then you will see the program icon with the temperature next to the clock in the tray. In general, you can now be more calm about the state of the disk ☺ ...
Victoria- one of the most famous programs for working with hard drives. The main purpose of the program is to assess the technical condition of the drive, and to replace the damaged sectors with backup workers.
The utility is free and allows you to work from both Windows and DOS (which in many cases shows much more accurate data about the state of the disk).
Of the minuses: working with Victoria is quite difficult, at least I highly do not recommend pressing buttons in it at random (you can easily destroy all the data on the disk).
I have one fairly simple article on my blog (for beginners), which explains in detail how to check a disk using Victoria (including finding out the SMART readings - an example in the screenshot below (in which Victoria pointed out a possible temperature problem)).
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Quick disk diagnostics in Victoria:
When you suspect that the hard drive (or SDD) has begun to make bad sounds, you will be interested in its condition. This can be checked using various programs that are specially designed for this purpose.
Let's take a look at the best free hard drive scanning software, their capabilities with additional information and comparisons. The article also contains a description of the programs built into the operating system for analyzing the hard drive without loading a third-party application.
| Name | Analysis S.M.A.R.T. | Notification system | Error correction | DOS version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital Diagnostic | ||||
| Victoria HDD | ||||
| USB Disk Storage | ||||
| Seagate SeaTools | ||||
| MHDD | ||||
| HDDScan | ||||
| HDD Regenerator | ||||
| HD Tune | ||||
| DiskCheckup | ||||
| CrystalDiskInfo | ||||
| Crystal disk mark | ||||
| HDD Health |
The most popular program for fixing bad sectors. The hardware functions of the program are designed for quick analysis and correction of errors, faulty contacts in the loop, the performance of drives is assessed using an old, not updated version, and also to work with new HDD / SSD drives with successful results.
Pros and cons of the program:
During testing, the program analyzes and displays a graph with information. Orange sectors (600) are problematic, red (0) or blue sectors are considered damaged, green sectors (200) do not need to be fixed.
Advice! The process itself will take a lot of time, so it is better to leave the testing system overnight.
A small program designed for USB sticks. A peculiar deletion algorithm when formatting data helps to recover flash drives if they had incorrect partition entries.
Has an individual function that creates FAT32 partitions on disks larger than 32 GB.
Pros and cons of the program:
A proprietary program from a popular manufacturer of HDD disks. The utility can determine the behavior of the hard drive by "SMART" -modeling. There are also nuances - the possibility of obtaining detailed information about any indicator does not exist.
Performs 3 types of analysis:
The program also has the function of tracking software updates for hard drives, but the ability to work with other devices is limited.
Pros and cons of the program:
The program has proven itself for many years. This multifunctional utility also worked with single-core processors and now it can check the disk for faults and reallocate sectors, and it also has control over the noise level of the hard drive.
There is no support for Windows 7, so the portable image of the application is used as a tool for diagnosing the hard drive without starting the OS.
Pros and cons of the program:
A utility for viewing and collecting information about storage devices and testing them with various algorithms. Shows the temperature of the hard drive and creates a report that contains information about unfavorable sectors. The application can analyze HDD, SSD drives.
Click on the "Map" tab and uncheck the "disable map ..."
Pros and cons of the program:
The advantages of this application over other programs in almost everything. The modern approach of the developers gave her an excellent algorithm of actions. High and low signal levels restore damaged sectors of the hard drive. A plus is also support for all types of drives.
All this is available only when registering the program and this pleasure costs $ 90, but without this only one function will be available - disk analysis.
Pros and cons of the program:
The simplest free program that uses personal methods to identify the problem, with two options:
The application works with HDD / SSD drives.
There is also an optional HD Tune Pro modification with more advanced scanning tools.
Pros and cons of the program:
A good option for diagnosing hard drives. The utility can store a history of earlier scans with it and compare the test results.
The support of a certain number of controllers limits the self-diagnostics of the hard disk, but there is also a plus in this program - the error-free construction of "SMART" images.
Pros and cons of the program:
The capabilities of this application will suit an advanced user more, since there are functions for a very deep irrecoverable disk formatting, called Write Zeros, and it will not be possible to recover deleted files.
Also, this program has the feature of remapping bad sectors on the disk. To exclude one more entry to the "broken" sections, the program marks and denies access to the bad sectors.
Western Digital Diagnostic Utility is one of a category of programs that not only perform diagnostics, but also fix possible errors.
Pros and cons of the program:
The program should be run as administrator
The drive will only have to be replaced if one of the tests fails.
Advantages over DiskCheckup in more variety of options in the utility menu. The functions of storing history and comparing indicators after testing are the same as in the previous described program. This is important when identifying the status of HDD / SSD drives.
Options in Russian, which will allow you to monitor notifications and temperature if critical values appear.
Pros and cons of the program:
The program uses 4 testing methods, so you can find out the exact write speed of the hard drive. The user is given the opportunity to compare, using the "Seq" algorithm, the actual result obtained with the figures offered by the developer of the HDD-drive.
The positive test speed depends on the block size being written, so reduce it to 100 MB. Do this before diagnosing when analyzing the disk. After that, you will get the relevant result.
Pros and cons of the program:
It is the fastest utility that scans HDDs and SSDs for damage. The simple interface does not contain unnecessary informative part and it will not be difficult for a new user to work in it. It also has nice testing with a monitoring window in the background window.
Note! After installing the program on a PC, it can start the 1st testing on its own and it will be carried out in the tray. To launch the main menu, click on the icon.
We check for disk damage in Windows 10 through the "Explorer".
Advice! Practice shows that such a scan is carried out only superficially, for more effective use a third-party utility.
The hard disk is the most important element of the system. All available information is stored on it - photos, videos, user files. Very often the operating system of the computer does not cope with the tasks at hand - test performance, check clusters, merge partitions or restore a hard drive. This requires an independent software. Below are the best programs for hard drives.
The most popular runet program, as it is considered multifunctional, simple and convenient. Compatible with all operating systems (OS).
The application has both a basic purpose (copying, moving, resizing, merging, splitting, deleting, restoring, etc.) and specific features (converting FAT to NTFS, cloning an OS, restoring MBR, full cleaning, changing ID and serial number, viewing data on bad sectors, etc.).
For installation, the minimum conditions are required - at least 380 MB of RAM, an X86 architecture processor.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
One of the best software for diagnosing a hard drive and monitoring its condition. Many specialized publications include this utility in their collections.
Has rich functionality - monitors HDD performance, reads S.M.A.R.T. (more than 50 attributes), controls errors as well as temperature, adjusts the noise level, supports external media.
Installation requires two conditions - Internet Explorer 8.0 and higher, NET platform. Framework version 2.0 and newer. Compatible with all OS.
The application is more suitable for a PC, in the work of an administrator this tool will not "pull". Has a small functionality - split disks, create new ones, resize them, copy, defragment, optimize clusters, convert HFS + to NTFS (and vice versa), find bad sectors.
Special requirements include Microsoft's Visual C ++ 10.0 Runtime IDE. The program is compatible with all operating systems.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
The main purpose of the software is to operate with partitions of a hard drive. The main functions include - formatting, editing, merging, deleting, creating new ones, cleaning and checking, converting NTFS to FAT32 (and vice versa), changing the disk type, testing for operability, copying and transferring to a new media.
The application is compatible with all operating systems.
There are Free and Pro options (with paid subscriptions).
Utility for low-level HDD formatting. The functionality is small, but powerful - hiding the "bad" sectors for writing data, permanently deleting information from the media, deleting the MBR.
The application has two levels of formatting - normal and low. It is able to clean "under zero" not only files, but also the entire partition table.
The program supports hard drives from most manufacturers. Compatible with all OS.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Another tool for exploiting hard drive partitions. The main features of the program are consciousness, editing, merging, deleting, moving sections. And also - resizing, checking and copying. There is a function to recover data from a damaged sector.
The utility supports all file systems (ext, FAT, HFS, etc.). Works with any storage device. Compatible with all OS.
A solid, time-tested tool. The utility is designed to check HDD performance and find errors. There are many options - viewing S.M.A.R.T parameters, detailed information about the hard drive (model, volume, properties, etc.), testing the surface for "broken" areas.
There are functions for advanced users - measuring settings and passport options, adjusting the timeout length for various elements. This product works with all storage devices. Compatible with Windows only.
Advantages:
low-level formatting.
Disadvantages:
Average price - 1,700 rubles.
One of the most powerful tools for working with a hard drive with a full range of all kinds of operations. The only program that allows, both manually and automatically, to use all the functionality without losing data.
The product consists of 4 modules:
To install the application, certain conditions are required - the presence of 512 MB of RAM or more, the expansion of the screen is at least 1024 × 768, the processor frequency is 1 GHz.
The software is designed to diagnose the hard drive. The program tests HDD for errors and "broken" sections, reflects S.M.A.R.T-indicators. The software tells you which site is in danger and requires a reservation. Able to "isolate" him.
Various settings are available for regulation - reduce noise, reduce energy consumption, control rotation when idle.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
A powerful time-tested veteran utility that is used not only to test HDDs, but also to "cure" damaged areas.
The principle of use - the instrument monitors the surface of each sector, measuring the access time. In the event of a failure (the time has expired, the information cannot be read) marks the site as "damaged". After it enters it into a special journal. The "bad block" sector can be replaced with a reserve one.
The key functionality of the application is scanning and identifying damaged areas, remapping (replacing / reassigning) bad sectors, low-level formatting and deleting data, obtaining S.M.A.R.T. parameters, independent health analysis.
Uses low-level access. Has hot keys. The utility is available in three versions - an ISO image, an image for burning a bootable disk, an executable file.
Which one and how to choose the best program for managing and recovering a hard drive, each user decides for himself. It is important to understand here that all such products are divided into two unequal groups:
There are very few of the first ones, they are Acronis Disk Director, Partition Manager. With the help of these products, you can perform a whole range of tasks for maintaining and managing a hard drive.
The second group is represented by a large number of programs. Their functionality is limited, but it benefits from the power and variety of operations of one function.
Depending on what kind of main task the utility will perform, you can choose the appropriate software.
You are reading this article because your HDD is malfunctioning or accidentally bumped into a title that interests you. In either case, it will be useful to know what a hard disk check for bad sectors is and how to do it. As usual, let's start with the terminology. A disk sector is a unit of information storage, the smallest possible. A damaged sector is one that is not readable due to the content of a bad cluster (cell) in it. By the way, on the net you can also come across the terminology - bad (bad) sector or block. Speaking about broken sectors, we immediately note that there are two types: physical and logical, they arise for the following reasons.
Physical bad blocks - not recoverable:
Logical bad sectors - can be fixed, as part of the hard disk does not work correctly:
So, when accessing them, the OS cannot read the information and issues an error code, as a result, Windows will report that the sector is damaged and cannot be used for storage in the future. The problem of logical bad sectors is solved by low-level formatting, using built-in Windows utilities and third-party software. See below for more details on each option.
Checking the HDD of a hard drive for bad sectors, as already mentioned, is carried out in a number of ways, let's start with the built-in tools of Windows 7.
Before using the check disk, we will use the disk check - many have probably already turned to this service.
If the check has indicated errors, she will immediately offer to correct them.
Now let's use a deeper check using the check disk command, which literally translates to - check disk:
Chkdsk command - has a number of options, such as:
Checking the flash drive for bad sectors is also carried out, let's use the keys "/ F" and "/ R":
To date, there is a lot of software that allows you to check hard for bad sectors, but we will consider proven software. The program for checking an external hard disk HDD for bad sectors is performed by the same means as a regular disk. All these instructions are suitable for all types of memory, both stationary and connected via the USB port.
Victoria HDD program is one of the legendary, let's not be afraid of this word.
Created to check the disk; shows complete information: model, function, size and more. It also performs a surface test to determine the presence / absence of bad sectors. Let's check the hard drive or SSD disk for bad sectors in Windows 7 with Victoria. First, you need to download the installation package from our resource, the fact is that there is no way to download it from the official site, since there is no more support for this product.
Use only proven resources, I would like to note that installation is not required and no additional components should be included in the archive either. After the successful download of the software, we will proceed to use.
Wait for the result and look at the performance of the screw, so if "GOOD" is highlighted in green, then there is no point in worrying about the operation of the device, but if "BAD" is indicated, then it is worth taking measures, but more on that later.
In addition, pay attention to the column "Health", translated from English - health, and in general, the number of dots and their color will say a lot. It is also worth paying attention to the "VAL" parameter - the higher the number, the better, then "Wrst" or "Worst" - displays the lowest value of the attribute for the entire time of operation. The "Tresh" parameter is a threshold value for "Val", and one of the most important "Raw" - displays a quantitative indicator, as shown in the example by field ID 5 "RAW" - Reallocated sector count indicates the number of rejected and reassigned from the reserve area disk sectors - in this case 1. If the number is much higher, it would be worth starting to worry.
Let's go to the “Tests” tab → click “Start” → await the result.
Another program for checking bad sectors of an SD card and any media is HDDScan. You can download it from the official website.
Installation is not required, and the executable file is opened on behalf of the Administrator of the machine.
By the way, by clicking on the same button with the screw → "Identity Info", you can get full identification information about the device.
Further about the tests, choose "Butterfly Read". 
Here the data will be read into the internal buffer and transmitted via the interface with saving in a temporary software buffer. Thus, the total indicators of the data transfer and block write times are measured, and readiness is determined after each write, according to the results. Testing is also consistent, from minimum to maximum block.
As for the two remaining tests, they work as follows:
Checking a disk for bad sectors in Windows 7 is also carried out using the HDD REGENERATOR software. I would like to note right away that it is paid and in English. Free demo version is available on the official website
Follow the screenshots to complete the installation step by step. 
Let's start checking:
In the upper part of the window, click on the long active text "Click here to repair ...", in the program status bar we see information that this copy is not registered and that only 1 sector can be restored. 
Further, if a window appears with an important message, in translation into Russian it sounds literally like this: “The system has detected a SATA controller operating in AHCI mode. For best performance, it is recommended to change it to IDE compatible mode (in BIOS). Do you want to restart the computer to manually change the controller settings in the system BIOS? " Here at your discretion. 
In order to show the possibility of work, I will connect the external screw and click in the main window again on the active link with the text "Click here to repair ...", having already selected the connected screw:
In the table of results, we see the following indicators:
By pressing the space bar, we will go to the main menu, and by pressing any key, we will exit this report. 
Now let's choose scan with the possibility of recovery, step by step in screenshots. 
So, the hard disk was checked for bad sectors in Windows 7, and now it is necessary to recover the data. I will say right away that in general, a full-fledged recovery of bad sectors is possible from MS DOS with a bootable flash drive. But we will show how you can correct the situation from the full version of Victoria HDD.
As soon as the list of broken sectors is displayed, go to the "Tests" tab:
So we assigned the program to the algorithm for forced writing data to the bad sector of the hard disk, and several attempts will be made. As a result, either the bad sector will become healthy, or it will be replaced by a reserve healthy one, by the way, modern models have enough of them, but if the screw began to crumble, it's time to take action.
Long life to your HDD!
Have a great day!
Most of the older hard drives contain erroneous entries, etc. ... Some of them lead to sad consequences: loss of important files, damage to photos and videos; when it happens to your hard drive is a matter of time.
Windows OS offers basic tools for finding errors on HDD (scandisk, chkdsk), but they are not suitable for diagnostics and testing, checking the storage device for suitability. We invite you to familiarize yourself with much more effective tools (some of them are free).
The following programs will help you check your hard drive for errors:
Hitachi Drive Fitness Test is a program for diagnosing hard drive and finding read errors. The utility allows you to quickly check the status of internal and external hard drives with support for G-Technology.
Features of the program:
Seatools from Seagate is a free HDD diagnostic tool for Windows and DOS. The utility will allow you to identify some problems on the HDD before contacting the warranty service for disk repair (In our reality, instead of repairing, you will be offered to replace the device, as a result of which you will lose all saved data).
Note. The program is not compatible with all HDD models, it is relevant only for hard drives from Seagate.
Problems that the program can detect:
Seatools works as follows: the user selects tests for diagnostics, runs them - as a result, he receives a detailed report. If the test passes, PASS will be displayed, otherwise FAIL. Please note that HDD testing can take up to 4 hours. In order to save time, you can choose one of three test modes.
Also Seagate Seatools can be used to "cure" a hard drive. That is, the program is able to detect bad blocks and try to recover or overwrite with zeros (this method allows you to later ignore problem blocks when reading / writing the disk structure).
The Victoria program has long been considered reliable, proven, but outdated. However, in September 2019, an update was released (the latest version is 4.76b), which introduced several interesting features. Let's note some of them.
Victoria runs Windows, including version 10 of the OS, you can download it.
HDD Health is another free hard drive testing and health monitoring program. The utility checks the hard disk for errors (SSD / HDD) and makes a prediction (Health indicator as a percentage).
Pre-check disk for errors using baseline SMART. HDD Health interface
The following information is displayed in the main window of the program:
Similar to other diagnostic tools, HDD Health reads S.M.A.R.T scores, which allows you to clarify the current hardware performance. There are no other tools for calculating errors or checking for bad blocks in the program.
HDD Health 4.2: check the status of the SSD drive
Thus, the HDD Health toolkit will be useful to those for whom S.M.A.R.T.-indicators are enough to check the status of the hard disk (and if the state of the device is not critical). Fortunately, the latest HDD / SSD disks feature S.M.A.R.T. implemented.
HDDScan is a free program for hard drive diagnostics, reading S.M.A.R.T. and other parameters. After testing, you will get a detailed log file detailing the state of the disk.
HDDScan allows you to check HDD and other storage devices:
Let's note the most useful functions of HDDScan:
You can check your hard drive for errors without installing third-party programs. The Windows operating system (XP, 7, 8, 10) allows you to do this through the Check Disk utility.
The CHKDSK utility has been around since DOS. It not only looks for, but also fixes basic file system errors. It should be clarified that it is not designed to search for all types of errors and is not a HDD diagnostic tool.
However, with the help of CHKDSK, you can fix errors on various storage devices: not only on the hard drive, but also on the flash drive and on the sd card. Starting with Windows NT, it fixes bad blocks (physically bad sectors) by marking them appropriately. Subsequently, these sections are bypassed by other programs when reading / writing.
Typically, the heart of a computer is the processor or motherboard. But they serve faithfully for several years, and then the hard drive suddenly fails. In terms of the amount of loss, no component can be compared with it.
The hard drive is the computer memory, which, of course, needs to be protected. In order to prevent sudden loss of data, you need to regularly back up data to another HDD or storage media. However, if you want to prevent the failure of a hard drive in advance, you need to determine its current state. The HDDLife program will help you with this.
HDDLife has several very useful features. First of all - monitoring the state of the hard disk. HDD health is shown as a colored bar. If everything is in order, the scale is green, if the disk has worked a decent amount of time, the color is yellow. The red scale is already a signal of a pre-emergency state: the hard disk has worked and is ready to retire. In this case, it is better not to risk it and quickly replace the component. In the pro version of HDDLife, you can configure notification about the pre-emergency state of hard drives by email. If there are a lot of computers on the network, then the diagnostic option will be very useful. Also, the status graph informs how long the disk has worked. This is worth paying attention to, especially if you are buying a used disc or just want to make sure it is new.
The second important section is the display of the disk temperature. Any electronics works, or rather wears out faster at elevated temperatures. And too high a temperature, as a rule, leads to disastrous consequences. If the indicator text is green, then everything is in order and the disk is in good thermal conditions. Otherwise, you need to buy special cooling or check the ventilation of the slot in which the disk is located. On some HDDs, the program allows you to adjust the noise level and performance. This is done using a slider that determines the ratio between the characteristics. Either this is a special version for a laptop, or a limitation of the trial version - however, the option was not available for us. Some of HDDLife's features are not unique: for example, the available space indicator. If there is not enough space on the partitions, a familiar warning is displayed. Free space control is there in Windows, as in almost any OS, so the message is more annoying than informing.
The program is distributed in three versions: free, HDDLife Professional and HDDLife for Notebooks. Differences can be found on the page http://www.hddlife.ru/rus/compare.html.
If you are using a Western Digital HDD or SSD, this program will be helpful for diagnostics.
This product can be used both as a desktop application for Windows and as an ISO image that will help you explore your hard drive without booting the OS,
Available options:
The program is available on the official website of Western Digital at the link.
Attention!!! HDD Regenerator cannot recover bad sectors and files. For these purposes, the program is best suited. Judging by the reviews of the IXBT forum visitors, the HDD Regenerator functions do not correspond to the declared ones.
HDD Regenerator is a utility for checking the hard drive, a professional tool for diagnostics and error search. The word "Regenerator" is deceptive: the program is able to detect possible malfunctions, but it cannot correct errors in the structure and bad sectors.
HDD Regenerator interface
First of all, HDD Regenerator is a program for checking the hard disk for errors errors in the sequential block reading mode. If the information is not readable, "regeneration" will allow you to bypass bad blocks and read problem files.
In order to determine the state of the HDD, you need to pass a special test. Additional information can be retrieved. There is a corresponding toolkit in HDD Regenerator.
Other features of the program:
The cost of the PRO version of HDD Regenerator is $ 79.99 / year. There is a free trial version that allows you to “regenerate” 1 bad sector for free. However, what is meant by the word "regeneration" is not clear. You can use this mode at your own peril and risk, only if you are not afraid of losing data completely.
I often resort to system restore due to a crash. Often hangs, processor overload is constant, has already removed unnecessary programs. I closed all background programs as best I could. Experts say that it is necessary to change the hard disk, they say, there are many damaged (broken) sectors. I want to try this program for checking sectors. How do I check my hard drive for errors?
Answer... Indeed, if the problems described by you in the question are observed, checking the hard disk for bad sectors will not hurt. At a minimum, we advise you to scan the drive using applications such as HDD Regenerator and Victoria. You can find out how to check the hard disk for bad sectors directly in the documentation. Whether it is worth it or not, the wording is not very correct. You should check the HDD for errors regularly if the data is of at least minimal value to you.
First! All your programs are not Russified, which creates inconvenience in using a long inaccurate translation and work on a whim. My hard drive problem is an I / O error on the device during initialization. I don't need the data. 0 sector is normal, the rest must be restored. There are no physical and other damage, it gives good technical parameters, there is no overheating. I suppose that with the help of the HDD Regenerator everything can be corrected or by editing the recording of sectors manually using programs that give this opportunity, a long procedure, so something faster is preferable. Seagate Barracuda 1T! All the best and good luck to you!
