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If your computer starts behaving heretical and you suspect that the hard disk drive might fail, then you should take the time to monitor it more minutely. A disk failure, caused by a technical problem or an external factor, can make you lose critical information.As the name suggests, HDD Health is a tool designed to help predict hard drive failure for computers by monitoring different related statistics. To be more precise, the app keeps track of your drives' status and alerts you of any problems.

The utility keeps a close eye on the S.M.A.R.T. values

The idea behind the tool is to read and interpret the values of the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring and Reporting Technology) attributes, which are available in all new hard disks. In this manner, the app can predict failures on your hard drive by analyzing the speed of falling (lowering) and calculating the remaining time of HDD life.You can get started by launching the program, case in which it scans your computer and gives you a diagnosis of your drives, including the temperature and overall health. When either of the two indicators is in the red zone of the gradient, then you should take further measures to fix your computer.

Enables you to learn details about your hard drive

In addition, the app provides a list with the main details of the hard drives, such as manufacturer, model, firmware revision, serial number and capacity. You can also view an extended list of further information for your drives.Also, you can check the drive’s S.M.A.R.T. attributes, like the spin up time, spin retry count and temperature. The list is displayed as a list with multiple columns: ID, name, value, threshold and worst performance.

A straightforward tool that helps monitor drives and can prevent data loss

All in all, it’s a good idea to have such an app installed to keep an eye on your hard drives so you don’t lose any of your files in case it crashes. HDD Health is easy to use and has an intuitive interface that should prove easy to figure out even by those less experienced