This means that every time your computer starts up, Crystal Disk Info will run automatically. In the drop down menu, look for the word Startup, and click it. Open the program, then at the top click on Function.

If it says Caution or Bad, your hard drive is most likely in the process of failing so we need to deal with that.īut I said this whole thing is automated, right? That means we need to set it up so that you don’t have to try to remember to run Crystal Disk Info regularly. If it says Good, just close the window and go on with using your computer. That’s really the only indicator you need to look at. When you run it, it will show you a window with a button that says Good, Caution, or Bad. So now you have it installed, but it doesn’t do anything unless you double click the desktop icon to run it. It won’t try to sneak anything else on to your computer. Just click on the Installer option, and it will download. There are different programs listed on the website but what you want is CrystalDiskInfo Standard Edition. And here’s some good news:įirst, you install a little program called Crystal Disk Info. So I have a system that is completely automated, and it checks the health of my computer’s internal drive daily. It also means there’s less of a chance of losing any important data (even though I do two different backups every day). The earlier it can be detected, the earlier it can be fixed. If my computer’s hard drive is having a problem, I want to know about it as soon as possible. And if it pertains to my computer, even more so. Get it out of the way and on to the good stuff. Which do you want first?” what do you say? For me, I am a “bad news first” kind of person. When someone says to you, “I have good news and bad news. Here’s how to get that alert nice and early.

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