Easy way to check hard disk errors


If you are a regular computer user, then it is a good practice to check your hard disk for errors, from time to time. Often the hard disk errors can happen because it is a moving part in your computer, spinning at high speed i.e. 7200 revolutions per minutes and some unknown software errors occurs on your computer. Even the bad sectors can occur on your hard disk due to improper read and write operation. Therefore, checking hard disk for errors is an essential thing to improve system performance and avoid data loss.

To check hard disk for errors, one can make use of Remo MORE software. It is a powerful tool capable to detect and fix hard disk errors, which may not be possible to find by using inbuilt CHKDSK tool. You may not know about the errors present in your hard disk, until you check it by using such programs. Many people do not know the errors in their Laptop hard disk until they attempt to run Remo MORE software on their system. Instead of being worried about the hard disk performance, you can go through this Remo MORE software and find the way to fix all errors. By utilizing this software, you can check and fix all errors of hard disk with the input of few mouse clicks.

One can easily download and install Remo MORE software on computer, to scan hard disk for errors. With the help of a simple software Wizard interface, you can select any drive from your computer and scan it, to find all errors from it. The Remo MORE software can also give you choice to find file system errors or bad sectors available in hard disk. By scanning a complete disk, you can get the details on how much KB is in bad sectors, total disk space and what action you need to take, etc. Thus, the Remo MORE software is a complete solution to find and fix errors from any type of hard disk.

Here is pictorial explanation about checking hard disk errors using inbuilt Windows utilities. The procedural steps involved in this process are.

Step 1: Right click on the disk drive or volume that need to checked for errors and select the properties option

Step 2: Select the "Check now option" under the "Tools" menu

Windows Check Now Option

Figure 1: Click Check now

Step 3: Check box the "Automatically fix file system errors" option

Fix File System Error option

Figure 2: Check box the necessary option

Step 3: If the drive is in use a request box for dismounting the drive will pop up. Select "Force a Dismount"

Force Dismounting of Drive

Figure 3: Force a dismount

Step 4: Start the disk checking process

Initiate Disk Checking Process

Figure 4: Start the disk checking process

Using command prompt:

Open the command shell prompt and set the drive that need to checked for errors as current directory. Type the command "chkdsk"

DOS Command to Check Hard Disk Errors

Figure 5: Using command prompt

Check File System Error:

Sometimes the particular drive from your computer cannot work properly because of file system error. In such situations, you need to check the drive errors and fix all issues related to the file system. To fix such errors, the Remo MORE software can be used to get a perfect solution. It can fix all file system errors by using a Windows check disk feature. You can use this software for any type of file system, such as FAT, NTFS, NTFS5, etc.

The Remo MORE software can be used to check errors in any type of hard drive, such as SATA, SCSI, IDE, etc. It is supportive towards all brands of hard drives such as Seagate, Toshiba, Western Digital, Maxtor, Corsair, Hitachi, Samsung, etc. Using Remo MORE software, you can check errors from all types of computer hard disk such as Desktop computer, Laptops, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, MacBook Pro, etc. It is compatible with all brands of computers / Laptops such as Lenovo, Dell, Sony, Samsung, HP, Toshiba, etc.

Steps to check hard disk for errors:


Step 1: First download and install Remo MORE software on your computer. Run it by double clicking on the desktop icon and select “Manage” option from the welcome window as shown in Figure 1

Step 2: From the next screen choose “Drive Statistics” and then click on “Drive Checker” option as shown in Figure 2

Step 3: Now select the particular disk/volume that you want to check for errors as shown in Figure 3

Step 4: Wait while scanning selected disk for errors and once it is done, you will get the details of errors as shown in Figure 4

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