disk error
Drive read problem
A disk error is a failure in reading from or writing to a storage device—originally hard disks, now any storage medium.
The error may indicate physical damage, corrupted data, or hardware malfunction.
Disk errors range from minor glitches to catastrophic failures requiring data recovery: The system won't boot due to a disk error.
- crashSudden violent impact
- system failureComplete breakdown of operations
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- failureLack of success
- sectorDistinct division of whole
bad · read · write · bad sector · hard drive · fatal · blue screen · blue screen of death · data loss · data recovery · checksum · reboot · corrupted · storage · partition · recovery · file system · spinning
- malfunctionsbroken, defective, glitch, faulty, malfunction
- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- Computer Errorscrash, warning, file not found, access denied, kernel panic
- debuggingdebug, debugging, debugger, breakpoint, breakpoints
- digital errorsdata loss, packet loss, buffer overflow, bug, glitch
- hardware failurespower failure, hard drive crash, boot failure, overheating, thermal runaway
system state
disk errorclean bill of health
Official statement of soundness
all systems go · operational · error-free · all clear · green light
disk, disc, error, disks, discs, errors, erred, erring, erroneous