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TuneUp Disk Doctor
Introduction
When working with your computer, many files are constantly being read and written
regardless of whether you are editing a text document, looking at pictures or simply
starting an application. Modern operating systems place all files in special file systems to
allow quick access to all necessary information at any time.
File systems keep track of every file and folder on a drive and save information about these
objects such as their name, size, date of last access, location and much more.
The file systems used by Windows for hard drives, USB sticks, memory cards (such as
those used by digital cameras) and diskettes are called FAT and NTFS. The newer of the
two file systems, NTFS, allows you to save additional information such as access
authorizations and is better suited for the size of modern disks than FAT.
Over time, errors may occur in these complicated systems - due to defects in the drives
being used, power outages or software crashes. If these errors are not found and corrected
quickly, this can lead to error messages, application problems and, in the worst case, total
loss of important files.
TuneUp Disk Doctor
Using TuneUp Disk Doctor
After starting
performs a thorough analysis of your disk drives and their file
systems. If any errors are found during analysis, they can be repaired automatically. This
can help avoid data loss.
TuneUp Disk Doctor, a wizard will appear to guide you through the analysis
and repair of your drives step-by-step. In the first step, select the drives that you would like
to analyze. To do this, you simply need to check the box in front of the drives you wish to
analyze. Then, click Next.
In the next step, you can select whether you would like to perform a normal analysis or
an intensive analysis. As the thorough analysis can take quite some time for larger
drives, a normal analysis of the selected drives is usually sufficient. This usually only takes
1-2 minutes.
However, if errors occur on your system or Windows reports problems with reading or
writing data, a thorough analysis is recommended. Make your selection and click Next to
start the analysis.