Windows comes with a variety of tools to detect hard drive health without third-party software. 1. Open the task manager and enter the "Performance" tab, click "Open Resource Monitor", switch to the "Disk" tab, and observe whether there are high latency or a large number of unfinished requests; 2. Run the command prompt as an administrator, enter wmic diskdrive get status, and be alert if "Pred Fail" is displayed; 3. Use PowerShell to enter the Get-PhysicalDisk command to see if HealthStatus is "Healthy", and use Get-WmiObject to view predictive fault warnings; 4. Optional tools such as CrystalDiskInfo or HD Tune to obtain detailed information such as temperature and bad channels.

Want to know if your hard drive is almost out of reach? In fact, Windows comes with some practical tools that can help you check the health of your hard drive. The key is to know how to use it, and there is no need to install additional software.

1. Use the built-in Resource Monitor for Windows

This is one of the most direct ways, suitable for daily checking for abnormal read and write delays or errors.

• Open Task Manager (Ctrl Shift Esc)
• Click on the "Performance" tab
• Click "Open Resource Monitor" in the lower left corner
• Switch to the Disks tab to see how each hard drive is active

Focus on whether there are frequent high latency and large number of unfinished requests. If so, it may be a signal that the hard drive is starting to have problems.

2. Check the SMART status: Use the command prompt

SMART is a self-monitoring system that comes with a hard disk, which can tell you whether the hard disk has physical damage or potential risks.

Operation steps:

• Right-click the Start menu and select "Windows Terminal (Administrator)" or "Command Prompt (Administrator)"
• Enter wmic diskdrive get status Enter

If you see that the status is "OK", it means that no serious problem has been detected at the hard disk. If it is in other states, such as "Pred Fail", it will be taken seriously.

This method is simple and effective, but can only see the basic status and cannot provide detailed information.

3. Use PowerShell to obtain more detailed hard disk information

If you want more data than wmic, you can use PowerShell.

• Open PowerShell (right-click Start Menu → Windows Terminal)
• Enter the following command:

   Get-PhysicalDisk | Select-Object -Property SerialNumber, HealthStatus, OperationalStatus, Size, MediaType

This command lists the basic information and health status of all your hard drives. Pay attention to the HealthStatus column, which should be "Healthy" under normal circumstances.

In addition, you can also use:

 Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\wmi -Class MSStorageDriver_FailurePredictStatus

To see if there is a predictive fault warning.

4. Recommended third-party tools (optional)

Although the Windows-owned method is enough, if you want a graphical interface and more intuitive reporting, you can also consider several lightweight tools, such as:

• CrystalDiskInfo (free)
• HD Tune (some features are subject to payment)

These tools can display more details such as temperature, number of bad channels, power-on time, etc., and are suitable for those who want to have an in-depth understanding of the status of the hard drive.

However, be careful about the source of download and avoid installing bundled software.

Basically, these are the methods. You can see if the hard drive is "working with illness" without being too complicated. Check it regularly, which can help you avoid data loss at critical moments.

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