How Do You Check A Hard Drive For Physical Problems?
Hard disk problems can often be difficult to diagnose. There are a number of applications included in operating systems and available for purchase that can assist you with fixing a software glitch. However, if your disk is physically damaged, you will need to send it to a professional data recovery service. Determining whether your problems are with the software or with the hardware (a physical problem) is your first step in getting your data back. Use the disk maintenance applications included with your operating system. On computers running Windows, you can run “checkdisk.exe” or “scandisk.exe.” Mac users can use a utility called DiskFirstAid. Take note of the outcome of these applications. They will alert you if there is a physical problem with your hard disk. If there are only minor software problems, they will try to fix them. Use third-party applications such as Norton Utilities if your operating system finds no problems but you cannot locate any software errors. These applicatio
