Diagnostics and hardware testing

How to tell if your hard drive or SSD is dying

A failing disk is what most often makes clients lose data. PCVitalis reads the disks' SMART data and warns you when a disk becomes at risk, before it stops.

Signs that a disk is in trouble

Reallocated sectors: the disk has already swapped out bad areas
Pending sectors: areas that failed to read
Counters climbing from one day to the next
High temperature
Slowness and freezes when opening files

The trend, not just today's snapshot

PCVitalis keeps the SMART counters and tracks the trend. A disk that gets worse quickly becomes a disk-at-risk alert, sent to your WhatsApp.

Check and fix the file system

From the dashboard you run the disk check (chkdsk) and optimization, without going to the client.

Try it on a client's PC today

Try it now without signing up. Once registered, you get everything free for 15 days, no card required. Fixed monthly price, not per machine, and no lock-in.

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Frequently asked questions

Does it work with NVMe SSDs?

Yes. HDD, SATA SSD and NVMe are all read.

Does the alert replace backups?

No. The alert gives you time to act, but the client should keep backups.

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