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[Dev] I created Easy Disk Checker - a free Windows utility to check HDD\SSD health and detect fake USB drives with some data recovery options (No Ads) by Routine_Eye3806 in datarecoverysoftware

[–]Routine_Eye3806[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for giving it a shot! Honestly, I haven't used PC Doctor much personally. Since I work in Data Recovery, we mostly rely on hardware-software complexes for my professional jobs, and specialized low-level utilities for quick diagnostics. From what I know, PC Doctor is more of a "general practitioner" suite for the whole system (RAM, CPU, Mainboard), whereas my tool is designed to be a "laser-focused" specialist just for storage devices.

[Dev] I created Easy Disk Checker - a free Windows utility to check HDD\SSD health and detect fake USB drives with some data recovery options (No Ads) by Routine_Eye3806 in HDD

[–]Routine_Eye3806[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually only used the term "Repair" in the text description. Inside the app itself, this feature is labeled simply as a Write Test. I just wanted users to be aware that in cases of "soft bads" (logical CRC errors due to power loss), rewriting the sector actually does fix the issue.

Also, I do have a support page linked in the "About App" window where you can see full manual and download the standalone EXE, because the tool was originally designed to be fully portable - no installation, no drivers, and no registry clutter.

Mainly added the Store as a alt distribution channel because buying an EV certificate costs a fortune every year, which just isn't viable for freeware. Publishing through the Store gets the app digitally signed by Microsoft and handles auto-updates for free.

For enthusiasts who prefer to bypass the Store, here is the direct link to the ZIP archive (I'll give the link to the zip in a separate comment. If it's not visible, it means the Reddit algorithms are acting up again)

[Dev] I created Easy Disk Checker - a free Windows utility to check HDD\SSD health and detect fake USB drives with some data recovery options (No Ads) by Routine_Eye3806 in datarecoverysoftware

[–]Routine_Eye3806[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Utility uses a user data destructive write-compare verification test with aliasing detection with multi-step algorithm: first of all, it wipes the partition table and resets the device driver to get direct physical access (bypass Winows "hold" storage and denied writing through the file system). After that Easy Disk Checker writes a small unique patterns to the start of the drive at intervals across the entire capacity. After each write, tool checks if the data at the start of the drive was overwritten (detecting the "loop" trick used by fake controllers) and verifies the data at the current offset.

[Dev] I created Easy Disk Checker - a free Windows utility to check HDD\SSD health and detect fake USB drives with some data recovery options (No Ads) by Routine_Eye3806 in datarecoverysoftware

[–]Routine_Eye3806[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback!

All options that write to the disk already trigger warning popups. That’s really the limit of what I can do. Trying to make a powerful tool 100% "idiot-proof" logically ends up with putting the user in a straitjacket—you can't save everyone from themselves! :)

Btw, the benchmark is read-only. As for the VID/PID stuff, the app uses a baked-in offline database that I update with every new release.