How To Check Hard Disk Health on Windows

How To Check Hard Disk Health on Windows - Hard disk or better known as HDD (hard disk drive) is a computer component that serves to store and process data by rotating discs. Hard disk is main computer component because without it the computer will not be able to work. So, the hard disk should be in excellent performance.

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If you feel symptoms of damage such as computer slowing down, blue screen, corrupt files, and even strange noises from the hard disk, you should check the condition of the hard disk as soon as possible. There is a simple way to determine the health condition of the hard disk, by using a command prompt (CMD) on the computer.

How To Check Hard Disk Health on Windows

How to Check Hard Disk Health on Windows


1. Open CMD using administrator

How To Check Hard Disk Health on Windows

2. Once opened, type chkdsk and then press enter

How To Check Hard Disk Health on Windows

3. Wait until the inspection is completed. The length of time it takes depends on the size of the hard disk capacity and specifications of the computer

How To Check Hard Disk Health on Windows

4. If the process has been completed, the result will be like the image below

How To Check Hard Disk Health on Windows

5. Next, please read the examination result, you will see which parts are damaged. Even damage such as bad sectors can also be detected

If you want to check the hard disk to another partition, type CHKDSK DRIVE PARTITION, Example CHKDSK D. By knowing the problems in the hard disk, of course we can fix it immediately. Or if no problems found, should first backup your hard disk data to the other storage media.

I hope this short article can solve your problem to determine the condition of your computer hard drive. If you find this article helpful, please share it with your friends that they also can feel the benefits.