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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Operating System
From 10.6.8 to Mavericks with a disk-that-needs-to-be-repaired?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1557520" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>Basic SMART status checks like what Disk Utility does rely on the manufacturer's criteria in assessing the variables that a SMART test checks. From everything I've read, the manufacturers tend to push that as far as possible, meaning a drive that fails a basic SMART test is on the verge of failure.</p><p></p><p>More advanced tools like DriveDx and SMART Utility rely on tools from an open source project that more carefully analyze that same data and can give an earlier warning of the state of a drive's health than regular tools do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1557520, member: 38864"] Basic SMART status checks like what Disk Utility does rely on the manufacturer's criteria in assessing the variables that a SMART test checks. From everything I've read, the manufacturers tend to push that as far as possible, meaning a drive that fails a basic SMART test is on the verge of failure. More advanced tools like DriveDx and SMART Utility rely on tools from an open source project that more carefully analyze that same data and can give an earlier warning of the state of a drive's health than regular tools do. [/QUOTE]
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