Clear Disk Info in “Our world is not very S.M.A.R.T. about SSDs”

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Just read Ben Meyer’s “Our world is not very S.M.A.R.T. about SSDs” and download the Clear Disk Info program he used in the article.  I have tried on on a HP Z420 and a Dell Laptop.  On both systems the program starts up requesting admin rights and then looks like it trying to collect information, but then just exits without displaying any information.  Both systems had SSDs and HDDs installed.

 

Checking the Application Event Log I find:
Faulting application name: ClearDiskInfo.exe, version: 2.3.2.0, time stamp: 0x61b23263
Faulting module name: ClearDiskInfo.exe, version: 2.3.2.0, time stamp: 0x61b23263
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Fault offset: 0x0003cc9a
Faulting process id: 0x54b0
Faulting application start time: 0x01d81c27e2430f92
Faulting application path: C:\Users\Ted\Downloads\ClearDiskInfo.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Users\Ted\Downloads\ClearDiskInfo.exe
Report Id: 16d8b982-b487-4b86-a392-38161299a1a8
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Never had a program recommended in an Article not work before.

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I also downloaded the program and it worked perfectly. No request for admin rights, either. Not saying your experience isn’t valid. just confirming the program works as expected here.

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I also downloaded it and it worked just fine.  I’ve used Crystal Disk in the past to check on disk health.

For those who build their own workstations like I do, the best approach is to go for as much RAM as you can and an OS drive that is a lot bigger than the estimated program space.  I know that nvme m.2 drives are all the rage because of faster transfer speeds compared to ‘old fashioned’ SSDs but I like the latter as they are easier to swap in and out if there is an issue.  On my Fractal Designs R6 case, I only have to remove the right side panel as the SSDs are mounted behind the motherboard.  I don’t need the faster speed of an nvme drive for the work I do.

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I just downloaded Clear Disk and double-clicked on it. Its/ a screen came up but the center was blank. Then my up to date Windows 10 computer shut down over a ~10 second period. That is, the mouse would move but I could not alt-tab. Then, completely frozen. Had to power off then power on the computer. I tried access “task manager” via ctr alt del, but everything was frozen.

Any idea why this might happen? I would like to check my SSDs.

As to possible causes, I have two 4TB SSDs in Raid 0, in use. My OS SSD is a single 2TB. There is another 2TB in use. Also in use are 4 mech drives 12 to 16tb, and 2 large NASs “mounted”.

I suppose it is possible that this app “freezes” everything until it has completed its first pass, so maybe I should have waited longer for it to respond.

The “reliability history” or reboot only showed that windows had shut down improperly.

Thanks for any with suggestions.

Am hoping some

 

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Maybe Clear Disk doesn’t play well with your hardware.
Have you tried CrystalDiskInfo instead?

cheers, Paul

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Yes, I have and use CrystalDiskInfo, but like the article says it does not do as complete a job as this app appears to do.

All my hardware is vanilla, off the shelf normal stuff, as are all the configurations. Nothing stressed to any limits.

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Where did you download it from?

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https://www.oldergeeks.com/downloads/file.php?id=3300

 

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Running clear disk info (downloaded from oldergeeks.com), as admin it runs seemingly fine, but it says 3% life remaining on my drive and crystal disk info says 91% life remaining.  I believe the crystal disk info, but I suppose a third utility to be a tiebreaker could be in order. -BB

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More software in this article.
https://www.askwoody.com/newsletter/keeping-in-touch-from-a-distance/#backup-0

cheers, Paul

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I d/l’ d Clear Disk Info and Crystal Disk Info from Older Geeks after reading the article. For the Kingston SUV500240G SSD (my C: drive), Clear Disk says OK for all except  ‘Percent Life Remaining’ is 7% and Crystal Disk says all OK and ‘SSD Life Left’ is 93.  I tried Powershell which has status of the drive OK.  Now I’m not sure if I need to replace (or have replaced) that C: drive SSD or not.  The drive is about 3-4 yrs old with about 8000 hrs on and 6900GB written.  Any advice appreciated. Thom

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I’d expect a drive with that much use would last years longer.

Try Kingston manager for a 3rd opinion.

cheers, Paul

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Thanks Paul, Kingston manager also gives a 93% OK for wear. I had to use the older version of it so my SSD might be slightly older than thought.  Appreciate the help.  cheers, Thom

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Both apps show 85% for my Samsung SSD.

Maybe Clear Disk Info isn’t compatible with some SSDs.

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This can’t be right. PC is a year old. Used every day.

 

"War is the remedy our enemies have chosen. And I say let us give them all they want" ----- William T. Sherman

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That works out at 343 days continuous running, implying you rarely turn it off?

cheers, Paul

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Does anyone have a link for the Crystal Disk?  I am trying to find it on olderGeeks and not having much luck.

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The official site – CrystalDiskInfo – Crystal Dew World [en] (crystalmark.info).

 

--Joe

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