Windows has an inbuilt mechanism that checks the hard drive and reports errors if anything isn’t working as expected. In case a problem is detected, the user gets ...

A malfunctioning hard drive in your company's computers can result in both frustration and, more importantly, lost data. Checking your hard drive for bad sectors and other errors enables you to remedy ...

Win Disk will then prompt you to scan your computer, which will then find a variety of errors that it states it cannot fix until you purchase the program. When you use the so-called defragment tool it ...

Windows: Scanning your hard drive for unnecessary files doesn't have to be tedious: Spyglass makes it easy, and dare I say it, fun. If you've ever used previously-mentioned DaisyDisk on a Mac, you ...

Your hard drive is the soul of your personal computer; the place where all your most important data is stored. While most personal computer components can be replaced, the invaluable data on your hard ...

Windows' built-in storage cleanup tools are basic. Disk Cleanup only lists the common folders like Recycle Bin, temporary ...

Windows Scan will then prompt you to scan your computer, which will then find a variety of errors that it states it cannot fix until you purchase the program. When you use the so-called defragment ...

Encountering the Scan drive for errors notification on your Windows computer randomly can be a maddening experience. It appears especially when the installation of a program fails due to the Internet ...

Use Disk Cleanup or Storage Sense to delete temp files and schedule auto cleans. Use BleachBit for deeper scans, granular app ...

If your Windows XP computer shuts down unexpectedly or if disk errors are detected, the automatic Check Disk Utility will run during the startup process. If the hard disks are large, the Check Disk ...