Is there a way to check the thealth condition of the hard disk?

snowmagician · 07-22-2020, 04:50 PM

I use Kubuntu. Is there any way for me to tell it is time to get a new hard disk? I am aware hard disks must be replaced because they do not last forever. I better replace it before it becomes completely unusable and inaccessible

rtmistler · 07-22-2020, 05:00 PM

If you have a SMART capable disk smartctl(8) is one option.

rnturn · 07-22-2020, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowmagician

I use Kubuntu. Is there any way for me to tell it is time to get a new hard disk? I am aware hard disks must be replaced because they do not last forever. I better replace it before it becomes completely unusable and inaccessible

Yes... not forever but they can last a long time. I had a small SCSI drive (Seagate Hawk) that was ~15yo when it finally went to the big disk farm in the sky.

Try:

Code:

$ sudo smartctl --all /dev/sdX

to display the full list of parameters tracked by the SMART feature on most (if not all) disks.

A more brief report is available using:

Code:

$ sudo smartctl -l error /dev/sdX

There's a lot more information on the smartctl(8) manpage.

Note: smartctl(8) doesn't work with any USB-attached disks you're using. (Not talking about thumbdrives, BTW.)

HTH...