Health check on Hard Drive At home

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pradeep62
pradeep62 Posts: 7 Forumite
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hi can any one advise re the above on if this can be done at home and what is to be downloded to do this and if it safe of virus
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  • dipsomaniac
    dipsomaniac Posts: 6,739 Forumite
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    what are you checking for? errors, malware, viruses etc?
    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
  • pradeep62
    pradeep62 Posts: 7 Forumite
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    want to do full check as pc is running slow and as goolge not supprt vista any more thus want to find out what is best thing as did down lad one but want to buy to clear iissue which not right as it say free
  • dipsomaniac
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    could be running slow for a number of reasons but if it was my desktop the first thing i would do is backup, format drive and re-install a new operating system.

    you need to weigh up whether that is practical or not due to age of desktop.

    a link was posted for free win10 recently here, don't know if you can still upgrade from vista or if this link applies to win7 only

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/accessibility/windows10upgrade
    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
  • pradeep62
    pradeep62 Posts: 7 Forumite
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    not suppatt windows visat got msg but not able copy and paste to show resposne
  • dipsomaniac
    dipsomaniac Posts: 6,739 Forumite
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    do a search on here for slow pc/laptop as has been covered many times
    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
  • dipsomaniac
    dipsomaniac Posts: 6,739 Forumite
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    edited 25 March 2017 at 10:41AM
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    ok. i am not a expert. someone may be along soon to advise. my first choice would be backup, format and install more up to date operating system if hardware allowed. 2nd choice backup and factory reset if possible

    if you can't do those i would uninstall any programs not needed. do a disk clean including system files and then run a program like malwarebytes

    beyond that you are getting into upgrading hardware but may be more cost effective to buy a new desktop
    "The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson
  • AndyPix
    AndyPix Posts: 4,847 Forumite
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    Hi, welcome to MSE


    Start here : https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/thankyou/
  • Spank
    Spank Posts: 1,751 Forumite
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    This will tell you the status of your hdd http://crystalmark.info/download/index-e.html

    Slect the installer (exe) option at the top
  • were
    were Posts: 632 Forumite
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    https://windirstat.net/ or the free Treesize - make some free space on the disk.. Well you actually make the space :) You also need space to do an upgrade.

    This to check your disk https://www.passmark.com/products/diskcheckup.htm - check for hardware errors on the drive

    Although you are probably running 32 bit vista, which runs on an x64 chip too, but more likely x32. You need a cpu that supports 64 bit for windows 10, plus a fair bit of ram for performance.
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
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    Always good to begin with the brand name and model number of the machine.
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