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Should I remove CrystalDiskInfo?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,842
United States Rank #9,202
Reach 0.0805%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.26 days
450.09 days >
Average installed length: 236.49 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.6.2 100.00%

CrystalDiskInfo 5.6.2

What is CrystalDiskInfo?

CrystalDiskInfo is a HDD/SSD utility software which supports a part of USB connection and Intel RAID. CrystalDiskInfo is a HDD health monitoring utility. It displays basic HDD information, monitors S.M.A.R.T. values, and disk temperature.

About  (from Crystal Dew World)

CrystalDiskInfo is a HDD health monitoring utility. It displays basic HDD information, monitors S.M.A.R.T. values and disk temperature. CrystalDiskInfo is a hard-disk health monitoring utility.If you need to be reassured on the health status of your hard disk, run CrystalDiskInfo and see if your computer becomes more r...  Read more

Overview

Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 diskinfo.exe. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 4.02 MB (4,216,091 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: crystalmark.info
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CrystalDiskInfo\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\CrystalDiskInfo\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.02 MB

Program filesFiles installed by CrystalDiskInfo 5.6.2

Program executable:diskinfo.exe
Name:CrystalDiskInfo
Path:C:\Program Files\crystaldiskinfo\diskinfo.exe
MD5:6357858549be9259cce099ca93a73df7
Additional files:
  • DiskInfoS.exe - CrystalDiskInfo Shizuku Edition
  • DiskInfoC.exe - CrystalDiskInfo
  • DiskInfoCx64.exe
  • DiskInfoX64.exe
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • DiskInfo.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E9ECF227-3E3E-4272-83DD-5C7972942448}' (runs on registration).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • DiskInfoS.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named CrystalDiskInfo.
  • DiskInfo.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named CrystalDiskInfo.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • DiskInfoS.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CrystalDiskInfo' and executes as "C:\Program Files\CrystalDiskInfo\DiskInfoS.exe" /Startup.
  • DiskInfo.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CrystalDiskInfo' and executes as "C:\Program Files\CrystalDiskInfo\DiskInfo.exe" /Startup.

How do I remove CrystalDiskInfo?

You can uninstall CrystalDiskInfo from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program CrystalDiskInfo 5.6.2, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove CrystalDiskInfo.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win 7 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.25%
Windows 10 25.24%
Windows XP 5.92%
Windows Vista 4.59%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.41%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.78%
Windows 7 Professional 15.80%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.84%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.44%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.74%

Distribution by countryGeography

25.61% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 25.61%
  Germany 20.05%
  Japan 7.40%
  France 5.99%
  Netherlands 4.03%
  United Kingdom 3.48%
  Italy 2.75%
  Canada 2.63%
  Belgium 2.51%
  Poland 1.65%
  Sweden 1.41%
  MA 1.28%
  Russia 1.10%
  Brazil 1.04%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 19.82%
Dell 19.55%
GIGABYTE 14.13%
Acer 13.87%
ASUS 10.83%
Medion 5.55%
Toshiba 3.83%
Samsung 3.70%
Lenovo 3.30%
Intel 3.30%
MSI 1.06%
NEC 1.06%
Common models
ASUS All Series 8.01%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.53%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.21%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.24%
MEDIONPC MS-7502 2.24%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P 1.92%

Publisher URL: crystalmark.info

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