CHECK HARD DRIVE HEALTH WITH WESTERN DIGITAL DASHBOARD

Monitoring the health and condition of a Western Digital drive is essential for preventing issues and data loss. Wd external hard drive is the brand's official program for testing the drive and changing the firmware. Western Digital uses a monitoring technique known as S.M.A.R.T. Self-Monitoring and Analysis and Report Technology to find reliability problems. For testing:

1. Then, download and install western digital external hard drive on Windows.

2. Start the program.

3. Connect to the drive that is supported.

4. Select the Tools on the left sidebar of the Dashboard.

5. Select to select the S.M.A.R.T. option. Select Run Short for a quick evaluation of the health of the drive. You can also choose Run Extended to conduct a more comprehensive drive inspection. A quick test should take approximately 5 minutes, while the extended tests can last longer depending on the type of Device.

6. Please test it and allow the test to be completed.

7. Examine the test result. Your Device will get an FAIL or PASS designation when the test is completed. If your drive fails the test, make or create backups of your essential data and plan for the replacement of your Device.

Note: Wd hard drive is unavailable on macOS. For an S.M.A.R.T. report using the Mac, start by opening Disk Utility and choosing the external drive in the options. Then, click Info on the right of the main window and select Status S.M.A.R.T. External drives will show as verified, which indicates that the drive is healthy, either failing or.

Despite S.M.A.R.T. notifications, it's vital to keep track of the health status of the Western Digital drive. The presence of unusual sounds, frequent crashes, and inaccessible files could indicate grave issues with the drive. Be proactive and reduce the chances of errors affecting the Device's performance and reliability.