Windows: hard disk error find and fix
In General, you should leave your hard drive first, Windows check. This brings no improvement, you can always resort to the external Software, in the second paragraph.
- Simultaneously press the keys [Windows] and [E], so that the Explorer opens.
- Here you switch to the left to the category of "This PC" and browse for the desired disk.
- Click with the right mouse button and choose the Option "properties".
- At the top go to the tab "Tools" and click on the Button "Check".
- Select all of the displayed functions and start the process.
- This process can take time depending on the amount of data and speed of the computer several minutes to hours. All found errors will be automatically fixed.
Hard drive find any errors in Software and how to fix
- The free Software "CheckDrive 2016" checks your hard disk on errors. Problems are found, these with one click through the program how to fix.
- The free Tool "CrystalDiskInfo" that can hard drive error not fix, but at least in detail view. There are numerous parameters of the hard disk be read and rated, so you know in case of problems exactly where the error lies.
In the next practical tip we will show you how to use your graphics card to check for errors.