If you have a newer Mac, it likely uses a speedy solid-state drive to store files, apps, music, videos, and a lot of other important stuff. But there’s one thing you may not know about SSDs: They wear ...

Using smartctl to get SMART status information on your hard drives Your email has been sent Vincent Danen has some tips for using the smartmontools package to obtain important information about the ...

It's a given that all disks eventually die, and it's easy to see why. The platters in a modern disk drive rotate more than a hundred times per second, maintaining submicron tolerances between the disk ...

Used Seagate hard disks can be unmasked using smartmontools, other programmers are following suit. We also have tips for Toshiba and WD hard disks. Owners of a Synology NAS can access the ...