Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T capability - benefits / risks ??

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    The newest version of Defraggler from Piriform displays SMART data too
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  2. mjf
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       #22

    I think temperature trends (increasing over time =bad) and reallocated sector count (increasing over time = bad)
    CrystalDiskInfo is a good tool to monitor your HDD health.

    Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T capability - benefits / risks ??-wd-di-23_9_11ex.jpg

    Here set your threshold of warning to some value slightly above where your current "healthy" disk sits.
    Although it's trends over time you are looking for the absolute value shown in this example is really quite high. The RAW value are the actual values in hex.
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       #23

    mjf said:
    I think temperature trends (increasing over time =bad) and reallocated sector count (increasing over time = bad)
    CrystalDiskInfo is a good tool to monitor your HDD health.

    Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T capability - benefits / risks ??-wd-di-23_9_11ex.jpg

    Here set your threshold of warning to some value slightly above where your current "healthy" disk sits.
    Although it's trends over time you are looking for the absolute value shown in this example is really quite high. The RAW value are the actual values in hex.
    Does crystaldisk info portable edition have ads?
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  4. mjf
    Posts : 5,969
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       #24

    Schroff87 said:
    mjf said:
    I think temperature trends (increasing over time =bad) and reallocated sector count (increasing over time = bad)
    CrystalDiskInfo is a good tool to monitor your HDD health.

    Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T capability - benefits / risks ??-wd-di-23_9_11ex.jpg

    Here set your threshold of warning to some value slightly above where your current "healthy" disk sits.
    Although it's trends over time you are looking for the absolute value shown in this example is really quite high. The RAW value are the actual values in hex.
    Does crystaldisk info portable edition have ads?
    Try it and see.
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  5. Posts : 345
    7 ultimate x64
       #25

    mjf said:
    Schroff87 said:
    mjf said:
    I think temperature trends (increasing over time =bad) and reallocated sector count (increasing over time = bad)
    CrystalDiskInfo is a good tool to monitor your HDD health.

    Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T capability - benefits / risks ??-wd-di-23_9_11ex.jpg

    Here set your threshold of warning to some value slightly above where your current "healthy" disk sits.
    Although it's trends over time you are looking for the absolute value shown in this example is really quite high. The RAW value are the actual values in hex.
    Does crystaldisk info portable edition have ads?
    Try it and see.
    Don't want to install anything that can have adware. The installer version has opencandy.
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  6. mjf
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       #26

    Schroff87 said:
    Don't want to install anything that can have adware. The installer version has opencandy.
    My understanding of opencandy is that it provides "offers" during the installation phase only. You don't have to accept the offers but it brings in a bit of revenue for the people who developed the free software that you want to use.
    If you have a problem with this then a simple solution is not to use any free software.

    I'd be interested in hearing if opencandy is any more sinister than this.
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  7. Posts : 345
    7 ultimate x64
       #27

    mjf said:
    Schroff87 said:
    Don't want to install anything that can have adware. The installer version has opencandy.
    My understanding of opencandy is that it provides "offers" during the installation phase only. You don't have to accept the offers but it brings in a bit of revenue for the people who developed the free software that you want to use.
    If you have a problem with this then a simple solution is not to use any free software.

    I'd be interested in hearing if opencandy is any more sinister than this.
    Encyclopedia entry: Adware:Win32/OpenCandy - Learn more about malware - Microsoft Malware Protection Center

    Suit yourself.
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  8. mjf
    Posts : 5,969
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       #28

    You may be interested in this thread
    OpenCandy

    Has anything changed?
    I don't use MSE - is it currently alerting to opencandy and what do others think about all of this?

    Edit: I believe there is an install switch to block it if you are that worried.
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  9. Posts : 345
    7 ultimate x64
       #29

    Found out about opencandy after the driversweeper being banned from guru3d mess. Would prefer to stay away. Thanks for trying to provide additional info though.
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  10. mjf
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    Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
       #30

    It's understandable to be cautious. I'll probably try to look into it a bit deeper myself.
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