How to verify SMART predictive hard disk failure in Windows

By rashid, 25 August, 2023

S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) or SMART is a Windows technology designed to predict hard drive failure on hard disk drives (HDDs).

  •  Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as administrator.
  • wmic /namespace:rootwmi path MSStorageDriver_FailurePredictStatus
  • False means there are no problems. True means you need to look up the reason number.

You can also check the HDD status by following below steps:

  • Type wmic and press the 'Enter' button.
  • This opens the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) interface. Type this command 'diskdrive get status'. Press 'Enter' and the present status of the drive is shown right in front of you.

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