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How to check your PC's hard-drive health
This is a step-by-step guide to checking the health of your Windows hard drive and what you can do if you get a bad result.
Summary
A few built-in checks can tell you whether your HDD or SSD is showing signs of trouble. myphotobank.com.au/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Storage drives have a tendency to fail when you least expect it. A traditional hard drive may give you a warning with clicking or grinding sounds, but an SSD has no moving parts to make a fuss.
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