Should I remove CheckDrive?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
26% remove it74% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #2,821
United States Rank #9,794
Reach 0.2117%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 17.88 days
527.59 days >
Average installed length: 277.21 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.4 |
61.80% |
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| 4.0 |
3.91% |
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| 3.0 |
18.24% |
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| 1.20 |
0.62% |
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| 1.19 |
0.43% |
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| 1.18 |
0.77% |
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| 1.17 |
0.26% |
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| 1.16 |
0.07% |
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| 1.15 |
1.03% |
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| 1.14 |
0.05% |
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| 1.13 |
3.00% |
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| 1.12 |
0.17% |
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| 1.09 |
0.14% |
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| 1.08 |
0.72% |
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| 1.07 |
1.61% |
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| 1.05 |
0.07% |
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| 1.04 |
0.53% |
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| 1.02 |
2.64% |
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| 1.01 |
2.28% |
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| 1.00 |
1.68% |
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CheckDrive
What is CheckDrive? (from Abelssoft GmbH)
CheckDrive offers you an easy way to check your hard drives for errors. CheckDrive may detect and fix hard drive errors that might appear on system crashes or when switching off your PC without a proper Windows shutdown. If you ever had a system crash then CheckDrive is for you.CheckDrive offers you an easy way of chec... Read more
Overview
CheckDrive is a program developed by Abelssoft GmbH. The most used version is 4.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is CheckDrive.exe. The software installer includes 80 files and is usually about 34.53 MB (36,212,057 bytes). AbUpdater.dll is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 73% of users of CheckDrive come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and Belgium.
Program details
URL: www.abelssoft.de
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CheckDrive\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\CheckDrive\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 34.53 MB
Files installed by CheckDrive
| Program executable: | CheckDrive.exe |
| Name: | CheckDrive |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\CheckDrive\CheckDrive.exe |
| MD5: | a13723d6fa835faad3b7012ad69075f9 |
Additional files:
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CheckDriveBackgroundGuard.exe - CheckDriveBackgroundGuard
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AbLiteRegistration.dll - AbLiteRegistration
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AbFlexTransEditor.exe - AbFlexTransEditor
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AbBugReporter.dll - AbBugReporter
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AbUpdater.dll - AbUpdater
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DevExpress.XtraCharts.v11.1.dll (by Developer Express) - XtraCharts(tm) SUITE SOFTWARE COMPONENT PRODUCT (DevExpress.XtraCharts)
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DevExpress.XtraCharts.v11.1.UI.dll (by Developer Express) - DevExpress.XtraCharts.UI
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XDMessaging.Transport.IOStream.dll (by TheCodeKing) - XDMessaging.Transport.IOStream
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DevExpress.XtraBars.v11.1.dll - DevExpress.XtraBars.Design (DevExpress.XtraBars)
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DeviceNotificationService.dll (by Ascora GmbH) - DeviceNotificationService
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XDMessaging.dll (by TheCodeKing) - TheCodeKing.Net.Messaging (XDMessaging Library)
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DevExpress.Printing.v11.1.Core.dll - DevExpress.Printing.Core
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ExtendedDotNET.Controls.dll (by WSoft) - ExtendedDotNET.Controls (Extended.NET Controls)
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DevExpress.Charts.v11.1.Core.dll - DevExpress.Charts.Core
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DevExpress.OfficeSkins.v11.1.dll - DevExpress.OfficeSkins
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DevExpress.XtraEditors.v11.1.dll - DevExpress.XtraEditors
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DevExpress.BonusSkins.v11.1.dll - DevExpress.BonusSkins
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DevExpress.XtraLayout.v11.1.dll - DevExpress.XtraLayout
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DevExpress.XtraGrid.v11.1.dll - DevExpress.XtraGrid
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AbWpfRegistration.dll (by Ascora) - AbWpfRegistration
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AbSettingsKeeper.dll (by Ascora) - AbSettingsKeeper
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DevExpress.Utils.v11.1.dll - DevExpress.Utils
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AbNewsletterAbo.dll - AbNewsletterAbo
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DevExpress.Data.v11.1.dll - DevExpress.Data
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AbStartManager.dll - AbStartManager
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Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll (by hardcodet.net) - NotifyIcon WPF (NotifyIcon for WPF)
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AbFlexTrans.dll - AbFlexTrans
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AbScheduler.dll - AbScheduler
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ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll (by ICSharpCode.net) - #ZipLibrary (SharpZipLib for .NET Framework 2.0)
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Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll (by CodePlex Community) - TaskService (Task Scheduler Wrapper)
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AbMessages.dll - AbMessages
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AbSettings.dll - AbSettings
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CheckDrive.exe (by Ascora GmbH) - CheckDrive
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Controller.dll - Controller
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AbCommons.dll - AbCommons
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VistaApi.dll - Vista Api
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log4net.dll (by The Apache Software Foundation) - log4net (log4net for .NET Framework 1.0)
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AbApi.dll - AbApi
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AbGui.dll - AbGui
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nunit.framework.dll (by NUnit.org) - NUnit
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closeapp.exe
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TaskScheduler.dll (by Dennis Austin) - Task Scheduler Class Library
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- CheckDrive.exe is scheduled as a task named 'CheckDriveScanSchedule' (runs weekly on Fridays at 14:00).
- CheckDriveBackgroundGuard.exe is scheduled as a task named 'CheckDriveBackgroundGuard'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- CheckDrive.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named StartBackgroundguardWithWindows.
- CheckDriveBackgroundGuard.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named CheckDriveBackgroundGuard.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- CheckDriveBackgroundGuard.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'CheckDriveBackgroundGuard' which loads as C:\Program Files\CheckDrive\CheckDriveBackgroundGuard.exe -m.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| CheckDriveBackgroundGuard.exe |
| Memory: | 44.52 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0012437966% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00050063% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00074316% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 540,292 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 26.04 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 136 Bytes | |
How do I remove CheckDrive?
You can uninstall CheckDrive from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program CheckDrive, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove CheckDrive.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 26%
Keep it 74%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.11% |
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| Windows 10 |
23.76% |
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| Windows XP |
7.76% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.35% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.02% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
42.18% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.41% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.43% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.73% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
6.64% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.70% |
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Geography
72.74% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
| Germany |
72.74% |
| United States |
8.97% |
| Belgium |
2.93% |
| Austria |
2.65% |
| Netherlands |
1.84% |
| Italy |
1.31% |
| France |
1.14% |
| United Kingdom |
1.10% |
| Switzerland |
1.00% |
| Australia |
0.64% |
| Spain |
0.48% |
| Poland |
0.48% |
| Hungary |
0.41% |
| Canada |
0.36% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Medion |
31.73% |
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| Acer |
19.12% |
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| Dell |
10.17% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.78% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
9.39% |
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| ASUS |
7.20% |
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| Toshiba |
2.92% |
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| Lenovo |
2.29% |
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| Sahara |
2.19% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.00% |
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| Intel |
1.75% |
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| Samsung |
1.46% |
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Common models |
| MEDIONPC MS-7728 |
6.38% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
6.03% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7366 |
5.22% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7616 |
4.86% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.97% |
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| MEDION MS-7800 |
2.52% |
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About (from Abelssoft GmbH)
Abelssoft is a business unit of Ascora GmbH and is based in northern Germany.
Publisher URL: www.abelssoft.net