Checking Drive Health with CMD

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Reason — Task — Solution

1. Reason: Early detection of hard drive failure to prevent sudden data loss.

2. Task: Perform a S.M.A.R.T. health check on all connected drives.

3. Solution: * Press Win + S, type cmd, and select Run as Administrator.

   • In the command prompt, type: wmic diskdrive get status and press Enter.

   • If the result is OK, the drive is healthy. If it is Pred Fail, the drive is failing and needs immediate backup.