Clear Disk Info is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that provides a clear picture of the health of connected storage devices.
Monitoring storage devices is essential when working with computer systems. Failure of a storage device could result in data loss or damage to system files.
It is a good idea to back up your important files regularly so that you can be sure that your data will not be lost when storage devices fail. And it is certain that at some point they will fail, since they have time to live. By watching these devices with specialized software you can know when to replace them, before the fatality happens.
Clear Disk Info is a diagnostic program as it scans all connected storage devices and shows you its results. Supports Solid State Drives (ssd), mechanical hard drives and Flash drives.
Once it starts it will show you in a column on the left all the connected devices. The list is not updated automatically, but only manually. For each storage device included in the sidebar it lists the name, size, temperature, speed / lifetime, status and hours activations.
Just select one of the devices displayed in the sidebar you will see additional information in the main area. The program helps users by highlighting important and critical pieces of information, using a color and symbol code.
Critical and important information, such as device temperature, switch-on times, redistributed domains, or predicted failure, is indicated by icons (yellow and red), and it is a good idea to start looking at these values first.
The information marked in green indicates that it is OK and that you do not need to worry about it.
The Clear Disk Info menu includes options to check disks for errors, repair them, and optimize them. It has shortcuts linked to these options for even faster access. The information can be exported to a text file.
In conclusion
Clear Disk Info is a simple diagnostic program for Windows that checks the health of all storage devices. It may not be the most feature-rich program, but it's fast and easy to use. Respectively programs which we have from time to time mentioned, is the Crystal disk and hwinfo.
