Examine Disk Physical Integrity

Disk examination feature is designed to scan disk's surface and determine physical integrity of the disk.

When using Disk Batches, disk examination may be selected as an optional step prior to other disk processing tasks..

Examine Disk complete process is described below.

  1. Commence task

    In Disk Explorer open Local Devices view to select one or more physical disks to examine. Use Ctrl+Left Mouse Click for multiple selection. To select all attached disks, press Ctrl+A.

    Initiate the Disk Examine task using one of the following methods:

    • Click the Examine Disk command on the action toolbar;
    • Select Actions > Examine Disk from the main menu;
    • Click Examine Disk from the context menu.
  2. Configure task options

    If necessary, configure task options on each page of the Examine Disks dialog, which includes the following:

    If a single disk is selected to perform the task, the exact area for examination can be optionally specified on the Disk Area Selection page. Otherwise, use the Selected Disks page to adjust disk or partition selection.

  3. Execute task

    Click the Start button to proceed.

    After starting the disk examine operation, a progress bar is displayed in the disk area. The progress bar represents the percentage of disk space being examined. As the procedure progresses, the percentage increases and the time remaining is recalculated.

    You can terminate processing for all disks at once by clicking the Stop All button (via the action toolbar, main menu, or context menu) or for individual disks by selecting the disk and clicking Stop.

After the process finishes, each disk will be highlighted with the overall result (Success, Failed, Canceled, etc.) displayed at the top of the disk in different colors.

By default, Processing Summary dialog will appear with detailed information of erasure results for each disk, including complete task attributes, log etc.

Note:

Depending on settings, this dialog can be skipped.