Puran Disk Check: Hard Drive Diagnostics Tool

Key Features of Disk Check

• Puran Disk Check is a hard drive diagnostic utility designed to help users monitor the physical health of their storage devices.
• It serves as a user-friendly graphical interface (GUI) for the native Windows "chkdsk" (Check Disk) command, which is typically run from the command line.
• Many users are uncomfortable using text-based commands; this software makes the powerful repair capabilities of the operating system accessible via a simple point-and-click environment.
• The utility offers three primary modes of operation.
• The standard scan checks the file system for logical errors and attempts to fix broken indexes or cross-linked files.
• The "Deep Scan" or surface test goes further, reading every sector on the physical platter (or flash cell) to identify bad sectors.
• If bad sectors are found, the software can instruct the drive to mark them as unusable, preventing future data loss.
• Puran Disk Check allows users to schedule scans to run at the next system restart, which is often necessary to fix errors on the drive where Windows is installed.
• It provides a clean, detailed report after scanning, summarizing the health status of the disk.
• Regular use of this tool can help extend the lifespan of older mechanical drives by ensuring data is not written to failing areas of the disk surface.

Technical Specifications

• Publisher: Puransoftware.com
• License: Freeware
• Operating System: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
• Category: System Utilities / System Optimization