Hard Drive Maintainence


  1. Posts : 47
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit SP1
       #1

    Hard Drive Maintainence


    Hi,

    A few years ago I had to have the laptop in my Toshiba laptop replaced and Windows Vista re-installed because the hard drive had failed. In the end the bill came to around £100.

    Obviously I don't want to have to replace the hard drive again and so I would like to know what you guys do to keep your hard drives in top condition.

    Thanks in advance
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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #2

    caleb97 said:
    Hi,

    A few years ago I had to have the laptop in my Toshiba laptop replaced and Windows Vista re-installed because the hard drive had failed. In the end the bill came to around £100.

    Obviously I don't want to have to replace the hard drive again and so I would like to know what you guys do to keep your hard drives in top condition.

    Thanks in advance
    Besides the usual maintenance there really isnt nuch you can do.

    Disk defrag, disk cleanup, etc.
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  3. Posts : 47
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks for the help zigzag3143. I use:
    • Disk Defragmenter
    • CCleaner
    • CHKDSK


    Is there anything else you would suggest?
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #4

    The trouble is with hard drives, they can, like any piece of hardware, fail at any time.

    If your computer came with extra software in the way of a diagnostic utility, you could run that from time to time.

    In addition, most hard drive manufacurers have their own diagnostic tools. Hitachi have something called a "Drive Fitness Test".

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  5. Posts : 47
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thanks for replying seavixen32,

    I have a Hitachi Hard Drive and already have the Drive Fitness Test program which I will start using occasionally.
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  6. Posts : 2,606
    Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1
       #6

    caleb97 said:
    Thanks for the help zigzag3143. I use:
    • Disk Defragmenter
    • CCleaner
    • CHKDSK

    Is there anything else you would suggest?
    This is only about 60% facetious:

    Replace it one last time, with an SSD.

    Aside reliability, it will make the laptop feel much more responsive, at least as far as launching applications.
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  7. Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       #7

    caleb97 said:
    Thanks for replying seavixen32,

    I have a Hitachi Hard Drive and already have the Drive Fitness Test program which I will start using occasionally.
    You're very welcome.

    Obviously, the program won't stop a drive failing, but it may give you enough warning to at least retrieve any data you want off it.

    As already stated, a solid state drive will give your laptop a performance boost, but remember they can fail as well.
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