When we buy a new computer, we usually pay special attention to a series of hardware components to choose between one and the other. Here we refer to elements of the importance of the processor, RAM , the motherboard or the disk drives.
All this together, along with the software we choose, are the ones that will offer us a better or worse user experience in the coming years. That is why we must be aware of choosing the most appropriate for each case. But it is not only worth that, but over time the performance of them, and therefore of the PC in general, may decline. Normally we will use a computer based on Microsoft‘s Windows operating system .
Well, in this particular case we want to focus on the disk drives that are so important to our computers. In addition to its capacity, at the moment we have many other parameters to choose from, for example HDD or SSD , among others. But be that as it may, a good part of the performance of the PC and the security of what we store here will depend on whether we keep these units in optimal condition.
And it is that a serious and sudden error in a hard disk or an SSD, can bring us serious consequences. For example, it can lead, not only to a damaged operating system, but to a total loss of all our personal data. That is why the care and maintenance of these units to prevent these failures is essential. For this we can carry out several measures to heal ourselves in health before the potential catastrophe.
How to keep your hard drive and SSD safe
The first thing we must do in order to control the health of our disks, is to be attentive to read and write failures. In the event that we see that the errors or crashes of the disk when doing basic reading or writing tasks are repeated, it can lead to a more serious problem, so we must fear measures. At the same time we must control the temperature of these units, since an overheating of them is not a good sign either. This is a parameter that is within the SMART parameters offered by the control programs for these hardware elements.
It is also advisable to carry out periodic disc surface tests with a specific program to control discs such as the ones we have discussed previously. This will help us to detect the possible deterioration of these components, for whatever reason.
Of course, in the event that we detect any of the symptoms that we have talked about on your disk drives, the first thing to do should be to put your data safe. For this, it is advisable to make a backup copy of all of them on an external drive and keep it in a safe place. From there, try to solve the problems detected in the best way, but without the possibility of losing our data.