- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
- Date added: March 30, 2008
- Total Downloads: 5,023
- Downloads last week: 23
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 3 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
It's an odd choice for a publisher to give up interface space to advertise other company's products, but it might be worthwhile if this freeware app to check and repair hard-drive errors offered more than Windows' built-in tool: Chkdsk.
CheckDrive's sleek, graphic-laden interface is more advertising than information. Two large panes offer ads for other companies' products. The remainder of the interface displays a graphic rendition of the hard drive that looks much like the old video game Breakout. Gold bricks turn green as the program checks the drive. The three-stage check resembles the process used by the Windows command Chkdsk, and we didn't find it any faster or more informative. In fact, the Windows command actually presents more information as it checks the drive. The app doesn't list problems or even the number of errors found. It simply flashes a message that errors were found and asks users to press a button to start repair.
Oddly, testers reported that the repair process often failed with the message that CheckDisk could not lock the drive. It was easy enough to click to repair the drive at next boot, but, again, that's no improvement over Chkdsk.
The other downside is that CheckDrive used considerably more overhead to run than similar drive-repair tools or even Chkdsk. Novices might appreciate this simple tool, but advanced users will almost certainly want to stick with the command-line program Chkdsk.
Publisher's description
From Abelssoft :CheckDrive is a free tool allowing you to check your hard disks for errors and to correct them instantly. It's easy to use, fast and reliable. You can use CheckDrive for XP and Vista. Download CheckDisk today and keep your hard disks error free. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
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This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful
Version: CheckDrive 2008
"Need code to run it but cant get it"
Pros: Nothing.
Cons: Couldn't run this program. It says it will email you a free unlock code which you need to run the program but I tried 6 times using e different email acocunts and never got my unlock code, & there's no spport offered so I reached a dead end. Awww, I need a check disk program too, rats.
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14 out of 14 people found this review helpful
Version: CheckDrive 2008
Pros: You can check your own disk for errors. Click start click my computer right click on C or D drive click properties click tools and click check now this will check the hard drive you choose for errors.
Cons: Check Drive is a waste of disk space and a memory hog.
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Version: CheckDrive 2008
Pros: Unlock code arrived instantly. Fixed problem with hard disk drive when I couldn't get Windows error checking to run.
Cons: Adverts for other products suggest there are other problems that need their commercial software to fix. I know that this problems don't exist.
Summary: Does what it says on the tin. And it's free!
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