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Check your hard drive health every day – automatically

MondayOct 11,2021
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If your hard drive starts to show signs of failure, you want to know that as soon as possible. Here’s how to get that alert nice and early.

When someone says to you, “I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first?” what do you say? For me, I am a “bad news […] Read more »

How to check your computer’s hard drive for failure

MondayJan 23,2017
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Did you know there’s a free program you can run, and it will check your computer’s hard drive to see if it’s showing any signs of failure?

 
Disclaimer: This software is not foolproof, it’s just one of the best at detecting signs of hard drive failure.
The program I’m referring to is called Crystal Disk Info. It’s […] Read more »

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