From the operating system to everything we do on the computer is saved on its hard drive. So you can imagine that it is extremely important. The hard drive is essential for the PC to work and for us to save everything we do. From installing applications, editing images, browsing the web, etc.
Obviously when the hard drive begins to fail or when it is bad we can suffer the loss of information among other things. Today we are going to see how to know if the hard drive of my PC is bad or damaged so you can repair it if possible.
How to know if my PC’s hard drive is damaged
This is more common to happen with mechanical hard drives and not with SSDs (solid state) which tend to be less damaged than a normal hard drive.
The app that we are going to use to check the status of our HDD is CrystalDiskInfo which will give us all the information we need about our hard drive. We can find quite interesting data such as: the number of hours it has been running, its temperature, the times it was turned on, etc.
Now the most important thing that we are going to see thanks to this application is going to be HDD status which is divided into three: Good, Risk, Bad.
As you will be imagining when you are in “Good”We have no problems with the hard drive. However, when it is in “Risk”Although on many occasions it can be repaired, there is a possibility that it will not be possible. Regarding “BadYou should be considering purchasing a new hard drive.
To download and install CrystalDiskInfo you will have to follow this link. Once you run the application it will begin to show all the information of the hard drive on the screen.
You can see on the left of the screen in “Health conditionHow is the status of your HDD? If it says “Good”Then your hard drive is in perfect condition so you won’t have to do anything at all.
How to repair damaged HDD
In case “Risk“You’re going to have to perform a low-level format to try to fix the problem. Although in this case you should already start considering purchasing a new disk or at least making a backup of your most important files.
If you are going to make a backup, it is recommended that you do it in the cloud so as not to have problems of information loss. Google Drive is one of the best options.
If you want to buy a new hard drive, it is much better to save a little more money and buy one in solid state. Not only is it considerably faster in everything you do on your computer. But they also have a greater durability and above all things useful life.
